How Expensive Will “Liberation Day” Be?

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Politics, Daily News, News

4.6 • 6.1K Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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President Trump plans to unveil a sweeping series of tariffs. The Department of Health and Human Services lays off 10,000 workers. And Attorney General Pam Bondi will seek the death penalty against the suspected killer of a health insurance CEO. Did you hear? Brad's hosting a new show for the true crime-obsessed called "The Crime Scene Weekly." Each week, "The Crime Scene" focuses on what everybody's talking about in true crime -- from what your favorite podcasts are covering, to what's taking over our TikTok feeds. Follow the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.2	It's Wednesday, April 2nd. The world is watching and waiting. We start here.
0:37.4	President Trump prepares to announce a sweeping package of tariffs on 30s. and waiting. We start here.
0:42.5	President Trump prepares to announce a sweeping package of tariffs on foreign imports.
0:45.6	It's what Trump has repeatedly called Liberation Day.
0:49.3	But even his allies seem unsure what the plan is.
0:53.0	Thousands of federal health care workers find out they're fired.
0:55.0	They found a huge line waiting for them. Security was sweeping each individual employee.
0:58.0	We'll go over which government programs suddenly have no one to work on them.
1:02.0	And the Attorney General cracks down on suspected crimes for a cause.
1:07.0	You can run, but you cannot hide.
1:09.0	From Luigi Mangione to an attack on a Tesla dealership,
1:13.2	Pan Bondi is pursuing the harshest sentences possible.
1:18.0	From ABC News, this is Start Here.
1:21.4	I'm Brad Milky.
1:27.0	We have Liberation Day, as you know, on April 2nd.
1:31.4	President Trump has been calling today, Wednesday, Liberation Day.
1:35.1	The day the U.S. will impose sweeping new tariffs on foreign imports,
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