Thursday, April 3rd, 2025 - WI SC election; Trump to distance himself from Musk, Tesla sales plunge; Tariffs tank stocks; TikTok sale looms

Morning Announcements

Betches

News Commentary, Daily News, News, Politics

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Today’s Headlines: Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election saw record turnout and spending, with liberal-leaning Judge Susan Crawford defeating Elon Musk-backed Brad Schimel, shifting the court’s balance. Hours later, reports emerged that Trump plans to distance himself from Musk, whose tough week continued as Tesla sales dropped 13%, and shares tumbled 44% since December. Meanwhile, Trump’s new tariffs—hitting China with a 54% effective rate and raising import costs across the board—sent the stock market into a tailspin, disproportionately impacting middle- and low-income Americans. Notably absent from the tariff list: Russia, as a top Putin ally, quietly visited Washington. Elsewhere, Amazon made a surprise bid for TikTok ahead of a looming sale deadline, and NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ corruption case was dismissed. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: AP News: Democratic-backed Susan Crawford wins Wisconsin Supreme Court seat, cementing liberal majority Politico: Trump Tells Inner Circle That Musk Will Leave Soon CNN: Tesla sales plunge: Biggest decline in history WA Post: Putin sends powerful economic envoy to court Trump administration Axios: Trump's tariffs list is missing one big country: Russia WSJ: AppLovin and Amazon Emerge as TikTok Bidders Ahead of Trump’s Deadline Axios: Eric Adams' federal corruption case dismissed by judge Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Bridget Schwartz and edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:42.1	Today is Thursday, April 3rd, and you're listening to the morning announcements presented by
0:46.6	Betches Media. I'm your host, Sammy Sage, and the morning announcements is your daily five-minute
0:51.3	breakdown of the headlines that isn't a megaphone for the loudest voices
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1:37.2	The results of Tuesday's election in Wisconsin were called shortly after I recorded on Tuesday
1:41.9	night, which was quite a bit earlier than they expected
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