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Anderson Cooper 360

Trump Pitches Teslas On South Lawn While Markets Fall Again

Anderson Cooper 360

CNN

News

4.13.7K Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

As markets take a tumble again, President Trump comes to the aid of his biggest donor with a White House-approved Tesla sales pitch. Plus, more on the proposed 30-day ceasefire to end the war in Ukraine. Ukraine's President Zelensky has agreed to it, and now the ball is in Russia's court. Anderson talks to CNN's Chief International Correspondent Clarissa Ward in Ukraine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Tonight on 360, as markets tumble again, President Trump comes to the aid of his biggest donor

0:35.8

with the Tesla sales pitch. The president is buying, but right now a lot of people are also selling.

0:40.9

Also breaking news, massive layoffs at the Education Department scheduled to start tonight

0:45.2

as much as 50 percent of its workforce may be eliminated.

0:49.0

Senator Amy Klobuchar joins us tonight.

0:51.5

And the pause is lifted.

0:53.0

The U.S. says intelligence sharing and military aid resumes,

0:56.0

as Ukraine agrees to a 30-day ceasefire deal, but will Russia agree as well? Good evening. Thanks for

1:02.3

joining us. There's a lot to get to tonight. For about 36 minutes today, the South Long

1:06.3

of the White House was transformed into a Tesla showroom, A live advertisement featuring the president and the man

1:12.1

he told Congress last week headed the Department of Government Efficiency, Elon Musk. Now, this was,

1:18.0

as the president described it, meant to be a boost to Musk and Tesla, specifically encouraging people

1:23.0

to buy those cars. They are having sales issues right now, as you may know, and the president was

1:28.4

wanting to help his largest donor. The event took place at the same moment financial markets

1:32.9

were plummeting for a second day after weeks of declines, hurting investments in retirement

1:37.1

savings. Many economists point to President Trump's tariff policies and the uncertainty around

1:42.1

them. A much deeper route was avoided today as the White

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