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Meet the Press NOW – March 27

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🗓️ 27 March 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

President Donald Trump announced a new 25 percent tariff on all imported vehicles and parts, further escalating a trade war with America's top economic partners. A focus group produced by Syracuse University, Engagious and Sago spotlights African-American men from varying states and political backgrounds largely standing by their vote for President Trump. NBC News Senior Homeland Security Correspondent Julia Ainsley reports the incident at Tufts University where federal agents detained a Turkish national in the U.S. on a student visa.

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0:00.0

If it's Thursday, automakers brace for impact after the president announces a new 25%

0:10.5

tariff on all imported vehicles and parts, further escalating a trade war with America's top economic

0:16.8

partners and clouding the country's economic outlook. Plus, a key Republican senator joins Democrats in calling for an independent investigation

0:25.6

into the administration's use of signal to discuss sensitive military plans,

0:30.6

as allegations that the president's top advisors broke the law now head to court.

0:35.6

And President Trump pulls his pick for United Nations ambassador, announcing Congresswoman

0:40.5

Elise Daphonic will stay in Congress as House Republicans cling to a razor-thin majority

0:46.0

and face new political uncertainty.

0:48.7

Thank you. Welcome to meet the press now. I'm Kristen Welker in Washington, where the White House is trying to turn the page amid new fallout over its use of a commercial messaging app to discuss highly sensitive military

1:11.4

information. The president looking to shift the narrative back to the economy after announcing

1:16.7

sweeping new tariffs on auto companies, a 25% tariff on all imported vehicles and foreign-made

1:23.1

auto parts effective one week from today. Here he is making that announcement last night.

1:29.8

So we'll effectively be charging a 25% tariff, but if you build your car in the United

1:35.1

States, there is no tariff. And what that means is a lot of foreign car companies. A lot of

1:39.5

companies are going to be in great shape because they've already built their plant, but their

1:43.1

plants are underutilized

1:44.3

so they'll be able to expand them inexpensively and quickly. But others will come into our country

1:49.8

and build, and they're already looking for sites. White House officials are conceding.

1:55.4

They do not know precisely how these new tariffs will be implemented because domestic automakers source their parts from all around the world.

2:03.4

And on top of the auto tariffs, a separate batch of potentially sweeping reciprocal tariffs on U.S. imports will be taking effect next week as well.

2:12.1

The president's repeated escalation of tariffs and tariff threats are creating economic uncertainty and prompting concerns

2:18.6

of worsening inflation.

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