HOT TOPICS | This Is Very, Very Bad: Tariffs, Retaliation, and Recession Fears - April 9th, 2025

The Don Lemon Show

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Society & Culture, News

3.8 • 659 Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2025

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

Trump’s slapped a 104% tariff on Chinese goods—yes, you read that right—and now China’s hitting back with their own round of retaliatory tariffs. The result? Skyrocketing prices, a shaken stock market, and economists nervously whispering...recession. It’s economic brinkmanship at its dumbest, and everyday Americans are the ones stuck with the bill. Don goes live to break down the numbers, the fallout, and how this mess could spiral even further. Spoiler: it’s not looking great out there. Buckle up, Lemon Nation—this is going to hurt. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/donlemon and get on your way to being your best self. This episode is brought to you by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Whether you’ve always been secular or left religion behind, if you don’t want someone else dictating the trip for you, F-F-R-F has your back. Join us. Go to FFRF.US/Freedom or text the word, “FAMILY” to five eleven five eleven and become a member today. Text fees may apply. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:46.1	So glad that you could join us this morning.
0:47.5	Thank you.
0:48.1	Welcome to Hot Topics.
0:50.1	10 a.m. Eastern Time, right here on the Don London Show.
0:53.3	Look, I would, will I tell you, um,
0:55.9	you can go ahead and panic? I think it's okay to go ahead and panic because it is definitely,
1:03.0	I believe, panic time. You can worry. I'm watching, uh, all the experts who are talking and
1:09.1	giving their advice and everything, whatever it is that they are going to do.
1:13.8	And they don't even know.
1:18.6	So how are we supposed to know?
1:20.7	If they don't know, they have no idea.
1:23.5	Everyone's like, I don't know.
1:25.1	Markets up, markets down.
1:26.4	Markets up, markets down. People I don't know, I don't know. Markets up, markets down. Markets up, markets down.
1:28.9	People just don't know what is happening.
1:33.5	Do you?
1:35.1	I wish that I honestly, I wish that I could explain it to you in a way that makes sense.
1:41.1	As you guys know, I'm not going to pretend to be an expert.
1:44.2	I can tell you, though, as it says, this is very, very bad.
1:48.7	As we come to you right now streaming, the market is up barely.
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