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The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle

The art of what deal? Trump backtracks on tariff plan with nothing to show for it

The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle

NBC News

Politics, Washington, News, President, Policy, Government, Senate, Congress, Msnbc

4.53.6K Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Trump backs down on sweeping global tariffs. What caused him to reverse course? Plus, next steps for these tariff "negotiations" the White House is talking about. And, Trump's executive order to review two former administration officials who criticized him. Allan Smith, Philip Bump, Brendan Greeley, and Dan Nathan join The 11th Hour this Wednesday.

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0:00.0

Tonight, markets skyrocket after President Trump backs down on sweeping global tariffs,

0:06.3

what caused Trump to reverse course, and what does a 90-day pause mean for U.S. businesses?

0:12.4

Plus, what's next for tariff negotiations the White House is talking about?

0:16.6

Then Trump orders probes into former officials who just criticized him.

0:21.3

We'll bring you Miles Taylor's blunt response as the 11th hour gets underway on this Wednesday night.

0:30.9

Good evening once again, and what a day this has been.

0:35.3

Officially the 80th day of the second Trump administration.

0:39.4

And my goodness, this day could not have ended soon enough.

0:43.4

Earlier today, the president paused his additional tariffs on dozens of our trading partners for the next 90 days,

0:49.2

but did leave 10% blanket tariffs across the board.

0:53.0

He originally announced those tariffs, of course,

0:55.0

last Wednesday, which he called Liberation Day. And it has been disastrous for global markets since.

1:01.5

Today's announcement came as a welcome surprise because he was asked two days ago if he would do

1:06.7

anything like this. And here's what he said. Would you be open to a pause in tariffs to allow for

1:13.0

negotiations? Well, we're not looking at that. We have many, many countries that are coming to

1:18.8

negotiate deals with us, and they're going to be fair deals. And in certain cases, they're going to be

1:24.7

paying substantial tariffs.

1:28.5

There'll be fair deals.

1:34.8

And just yesterday, his press secretary reiterated that there was no plans for a pause.

1:38.4

And remember, as far as we know, there have been no deals.

1:42.4

There's also a lot of mixed messaging about what prompted the president's change of heart.

1:44.0

But here's what he said today.

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