Thursday, April 3: Laurence Fishburne, Audra McDonald

The View

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🗓️ 3 April 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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The co-hosts question if Pres. Trump's tariffs will backfire or bring back American jobs as some Republicans join Democrats to rebuke his trade war. Then, after Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen took her newborn to work to demand the House vote on a bill to allow new parents to stay home and vote by proxy, the co-hosts discuss Speaker Johnson’s response. Laurence Fishburne joins to discuss his new espionage thriller "The Amateur," the 40th anniversary of working with Whoopi Goldberg on "The Color Purple," and reveals if he would star in another "Matrix" movie. Six-time Tony-winner Audra McDonald shares how she came to play the iconic character Mama Rose in the revival of "Gypsy" and discusses the significance of three Black women starring as the leads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:34.2	Trade blows.
0:36.3	My fellow Americans, this is Liberation Day.
0:40.3	Trump pulls the trigger on his trade war by slapping massive tariffs on countries around the world.
0:48.3	While he claims it's a trade up for America.
0:51.3	Jobs and factories will come roaring back into our country.
0:55.0	Even some GOP senators warn it could make the U.S. pay dearly.
1:00.0	Tariffs raise prices and they're a bad idea for the economy.
1:03.0	Full House.
1:06.0	Congresswoman Brittany Peterson takes her newborn to work to demand the House vote on a bill, allowing new
1:12.0	parents in Congress to stay home and vote by proxy.
1:17.7	It is unfathomable that in 2025 we have not modernized Congress.
1:23.5	Why Speaker Johnson's response has critics wondering if the GOP is still the party of family values.
1:31.3	Then, Lawrence Fishburn is sharing how his entire career prepared him for his latest role in the pulse-pounding thriller, The Amateur.
1:40.3	And six-time Tony winner, Audra McDonald, talks about generating more Broadway buzz in the new production of the classic musical, Gypsy.
1:50.0	Here come Hot Topics with Whoopi!
1:56.0	Sarah Haynes, Joy Beha, Anna Navarro, Sunny Hosten, and Alyssa Sarah Griffin.
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