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The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

Trump just hit China with new tariffs capping a day of tit-for-tat retaliation as the trade war worsens; Dow plunges 600+ points as Trump goes on a tirade over new China tariffs and growing recession fears; As Trump lashes out over economy and trade war,

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

CNN

News

3.2866 Ratings

🗓️ 24 August 2019

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Trump "hereby orders" U.S. companies to start looking for an "alternative" to China; Trump suggests his Fed Chief could be "bigger enemy" to the U.S. than the president of Communist China; Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg treated for Pancreatic Cancer; As Trump is about to leave for G7, sources say he questioned why he must attend the summit; House Judiciary Chair asks committees to share documents relating to Trump impeachment probe; Ex-Overstock CEO makes wild claims in interview, says FBI asked him to romance accused Russian agent; CNN examines unprecedented rollback of environmental regulations under Trump; Toxic Tale: Trump's environmental impact airs 10p ET; Russia blames radioactive contamination of patient after mysterious explosion on "Fukushima crabs"To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Happening now breaking news retaliation after China slapped new tariffs on US goods

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President Trump is hitting back in kind tonight waiting until the close of

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trading on Wall Street where stock prices just plunge.

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Mr. Trump on a new tirade as the trade war worsens.

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Ginsburg Cancer Scare, the 86-year-old justice just was treated for a malignant tumor in her

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pancreas will have the latest on Ruth Bader Ginsburg's condition and how it

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could impact the Supreme Court. Summit frustration as the president is about to leave for his meeting with the G7,

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