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The Don Lemon Show

Lemon LIVE at 5 | Tariff Tantrums and Market Mayhem: Trump Caves…And Doubles Down - April 9th, 2025

The Don Lemon Show

18Hundred LLC.

Society & Culture, News

3.8659 Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2025

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

It’s been a rollercoaster week for the economy. Trump temporarily hit the brakes on his tariff plans after the market tanked—only to turn around and slap even higher tariffs on China. Mixed signals? That’s putting it nicely. How much longer can the economy absorb the market whiplash? Tonight, Don is joined by host of The David Frum Show and staff writer for The Atlantic David Frum. Join Don and David live to break down the chaos, the consequences, and the confusion that has American business owners asking: what now? Hold on tight, Lemon Nation—it’s getting bumpy out there. Watch the first episode of The David Frum Show here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTfVTeHbvxI 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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entrepreneurs like you. Sign up for your $1 is Lemon Live at 5. We're so glad that you're here. What a day it's been. What a day it has been. And actually, what a week or so it has been a couple weeks rather but

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guess what it'll be actually a week on Thursday or Wednesday night tonight since he announced

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this and it is nuts so we're so glad that you join us this evening and wait until you see the

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guests we have the perfect guest you'll love him you him. And boy, he has a lot to say about

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what is going on. As a matter of fact, he has a new podcast. We're going to get to all of that.

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So good evening.

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Welcome to the Donald Lemon Show, Lemon Live at 5.

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Did we avert a disaster?

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That's a question.

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Did we merely delay it today?

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Did we avert it or did we delay it?

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That is a question, or those questions economists are asking right now after Donald Trump

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reversed course, broke his own promises by pausing most of his so-called reciprocal

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tariffs today.

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