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Good morning, everyone. I'm Playbook deputy editor Zach Stanton. It's Tuesday, February 11th,

and here's what's driving the day. Today, President Donald Trump will host Jordan's King

Abdullah II at the White House, the first official trip by an Arab head of state to meet with

Trump's census inauguration last month. Now, the elephant in the room is going to be Trump's remarks

yesterday that unless all the hostages in Gaza are returned by noon on Saturday, that, quote,

all hell is going to break out, unquote. That, of course, is just the latest Trump comment about

the Middle East that has sparked outrage in the Arab world.

Just last week, Trump suggested that the U.S. will take over Gaza and that Palestinians should live elsewhere rather than return.

But it's something else Trump did yesterday that is rippling across the global economy.

Last night, President Trump expanded his steel and aluminum tariffs to cover all imports

of the metals, effectively cancelling deals with the EU, with the UK, with Japan, and with other

trading partners. The new executive orders build off the 25% tariff on steel and the 10% tariff on

aluminum that Trump imposed in 2018. And it also applies to Canada

and Mexico, who were previously exempted from U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs. Meanwhile, here in

Washington, Elon Musk and his so-called Department of Government efficiency continue to run

roughshod over the federal bureaucracy, efforts that are only going to ramp up now that OMB head Russ vote is confirmed.

But there are also warning lights flashing and a risk that they might misread their mandate

or move into a politically untenable situation as they start setting their sights upon popular programs

and agencies with political muster on Capitol Hill.

Here to chat with me more about that, and what we can expect next is White House reporter Megan Messerly.

Good morning, Megan.

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