Tariff Tiffs and DOGEmestic Disruption

The Ricochet Podcast

Ricochet

News, Politics, News Commentary

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

The Trump administration’s days of thunder roll on while just about everyone outside the DOGE team struggles to keep up. While many see little more than nonsense and mayhem, today’s guest, Daniel McCarthy, recognizes a sound strategy in tariff threats, iconoclasts heading executive agencies, and even the baffling Gaza Strip pitch, to address America’s mounting challenges at home and abroad.
Plus, Steve, James and Charlie discuss the meltdown over USAID cuts; the dismal national report card; and the “Orwellian nightmare” facing… federal bureaucrats.

Audio in this week’s open: NBC’s Hallie Jackson describes the panic of federal workers and Sen. Eric Schmitt (R - MO) talks about USAID on the floor of the Senate

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1:04.6	It's the Rickusay podcast. I'm James Lollings, and we have Stephen Hayward and Charles C.W. Cook, and we're going to be talking to Daniel McCarthy about tariffs, Trump, and other things. So let's
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