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Trump Addresses Congress After Imposing Sweeping Tariffs, Halting Ukrainian Aid

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KQED

Politics, News, News Commentary

4.6656 Ratings

🗓️ 5 March 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Donald Trump takes the stage on Tuesday night, addressing Congress to make the case for his agenda, after a whirlwind six weeks in office. This week, Trump has levied tariffs against Canada, Mexico and China, which set the stock market plunging. He also halted funding of Ukraine’s war effort following a public berating of Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky. And his DOGE-cuts of various agencies, including the IRS and the Department of Defense continue. We’ll digest the news with a panel of experts. Guests: Marisa Lagos, politics correspondent, KQED; co-host, KQED's Political Breakdown Annie Lowrey, staff writer, The Atlantic Aaron David Miller, senior fellow for the American Statecraft Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; former negotiator and advisor, on Middle Eastern issues to Republican and Democratic secretaries of state. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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From KQED.

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From KQED. San Francisco, I'm Alexis Madrigal.

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My word, there's a lot of news right now.

1:07.7

President Trump addressed Congress last night to make the case for his agenda, including the tariffs that went into effect this week on China, Mexico, and Canada.

1:11.6

The markets are wobbly, our allies are upset, the federal government is in disarray,

1:15.6

and it's unclear whose side the U.S. is on in the war in Ukraine.

1:20.6

Republicans, however, were in lockstep with the President during his 100-minute speech

1:24.6

as he talked about immigration and railed

1:28.1

against diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.

1:31.9

We'll digest the news and the speech

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