Is China Backing Down on Tariffs?

The Rich Zeoli Show

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🗓️ 2 May 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 3: 5:05pm- While appearing on Fox News with Sean Hannity, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States has become “far too dependent on China” and previous administrations have allowed “unfair trade practices” which have resulted in American deindustrialization. 5:10pm- Trump Tariff Updates: On Thursday, German automaker Mercedes-Benz announced it will increase production at its facility in Alabama—resulting in a greater number of American made vehicles. And, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal, China is now calling for “sincerity” in negotiating an end to the tariff fight with the Trump Administration. The news comes after Apple announced it would be manufacturing more devices in India and Vietnam. 5:15pm- On Thursday night, Fox News host Jesse Waters sat down with Elon Musk and several DOGE workers to discuss instances of government waste and fraud. At one point, the group revealed that the Treasury Department was spending $5 trillion annually without a “budget code.” 5:20pm- On Thursday night, President Donald Trump delivered the commencement address to the 2025 graduating class of University of Alabama. He also took a shot at Harvard University—where Rich insists Matt was the school mascot. 5:40pm- NPR wants proper pronouns for animals + DOGE reveals the identity of “Big Balls!”

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0:37.6	I want to play a clip for you. This is Secretary of State Marco Rubio. As we talk about
0:43.1	China, and Marco Rubio is now going to be the NSA National Security Advisor to the president
0:49.6	until he formally nominate somebody who probably will be Stephen Miller, the deputy chief of staff.
0:55.0	He's done a great job so far in that capacity. And he goes out and battles the media every day.
1:00.0	And he loves it. And he just loves the fight. President trusts him. He's been with the president since
1:04.0	2016. I mean, I met him at Marilago in March 2016. We were doing debate prep for that final Republican debate in Miami.
1:12.2	So he's been with Trump since really the beginning, and the president appreciates that
1:16.9	loyalty, as you can imagine.
1:19.0	Rubio is doing, I mean, the president said he's doing a great job.
1:23.5	I think the key for Marco is that he has, he's got a good way of explaining things without coming across, you know, like he's, I don't know, like overly MAGA or something like that.
1:37.6	He's got an ability because he ran against Trump at one point to make a case from a different perspective, I think.
1:44.1	So that serves Trump in a big way.
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