Trump Gives Automakers Some Wiggle Room On Tariffs

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🗓️ 30 April 2025

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Donald Trump's first 100 days in office have been marked by his on-again-off-again approach to tariffs. Recently, he has given automakers a break on the tariffs he put in place, hoping to drive more auto manufacturing to the United States. So where do the tariffs currently stand?

This episode: political correspondent Sarah McCammon, White House correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben, and national political correspondent Don Gonyea.

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