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

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

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

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

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

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

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

and face new political uncertainty.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

plants are underutilized

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

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

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

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.

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

of worsening inflation.

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