Tariffs, Trade & Tyranny (with Larry Summers)

Stay Tuned with Preet

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Society & Culture, Politics, Government, News

4.8 • 32.3K Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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What damage could Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ do? Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers joins Preet to discuss the stakes of the spending bill, America’s weakening position in the global economy, and how national debt impacts everyday people. Plus, having served as Harvard University’s president in the early 2000s, Summers speaks on Trump’s “tyrannical” attacks on the institution. Then, Preet answers questions about the Kilmar Abrego-Garcia criminal charges and President Trump's new travel ban. Join the CAFE Insider community to stay informed without hysteria, fear-mongering, or rage-baiting. Head to cafe.com/insider to sign up. Thank you for supporting our work. Show notes and a transcript of the episode are available on our website. You can now watch this episode! Head to CAFE’s Youtube channel and subscribe. Have a question for Preet? Ask @PreetBharara on BlueSky, or Twitter with the hashtag #AskPreet. Email us at [email protected], or call 833-997-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	From Cafe and the Vox Media Podcast Network, welcome to stay tuned.
0:05.9	I'm Preet Bharara.
0:08.3	This is gambling with the future of middle-class families.
0:16.4	They as taxpayers are bearing ultimately responsibility for that debt.
0:27.9	That's Larry Summers. He served as Treasury Secretary under President Bill Clinton,
0:33.2	and later, as Director of the White House National Economic Council under President Obama.
0:38.8	After his time in government, Summers spent five years as president of Harvard University.
0:44.8	His experience makes him one of the nation's leading voices on several of today's major headlines,
0:50.3	tariffs, the so-called Big Beautiful Bill, and President Trump's attacks on Harvard.
0:56.3	Summers joins me this week to talk about all that and more.
0:59.7	Then, I'll answer your questions about the Kilmar-Abrego-Garcia criminal charges
1:04.1	and President Trump's new travel ban.
1:07.3	That's coming up. Stay tuned.
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