Pressure’s On: Mexico Tariffs, Hollywood Boycotts, and Drake

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🗓️ 31 May 2019

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

President Trump is threatening Mexico with tariffs. Because of immigration. While the US, Mexico and Canada are trying to seal the deal on a new trade agreement. We’ll explain what it all means. Meanwhile, some Hollywood studios are threatening to boycott the state of Georgia after its governor signed one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the US. The film industry has brought 90k new jobs to Georgia. But there’s also a precedent here – we’ll break it down. Also on today’s episode: the FDA wants to take the WTF out of CBD, and an NBA superfan is being asked to stop making headlines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's Friday, May 31st.
0:03.1	Welcome to Schim this.
0:04.6	We're breaking down the most complex stories of the day
0:07.2	and giving you the context on why they matter.
0:10.4	Today we're diving into why President Trump's
0:12.4	threatening to tax all goods coming from Mexico.
0:15.2	Your tequila, your avocadoes, and car parts.
0:18.4	We'll connect the dots.
0:20.0	Then some major Hollywood players might be saying goodbye
0:22.6	to Georgia.
0:23.6	We'll explain.
0:25.1	And finally, the FDA is getting the lowdown on CBD.
0:29.2	And we're here to make your Friday smarter.
0:31.4	Let's skim this.
0:39.1	Today's episode is brought to you by Third Love.
0:44.8	The most complicated story today is about Mexico
0:47.8	and what Mexican goods have to do with immigration.
0:51.7	President Trump says Mexico isn't doing enough
0:54.1	to stop people from crossing into the US illegally.
0:57.3	In March he threatened to seal off the border entirely
0:59.8	until Mexico did something to stem the tide of immigrants
1:02.4	coming from Central America.
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