Trump’s Economic Own Goal (with Ian Bremmer)

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Society & Culture, Politics, Government, News

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🗓️ 17 April 2025

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

It’s been almost three months since Trump’s inauguration. Political scientist Ian Bremmer joins Preet to discuss the profound and chaotic changes to America and the world, from tariffs, to federal cuts, to deportations—and how foreign and domestic entities, like China and Harvard University, are fighting back. Plus, Preet answers questions about Trump’s alleged insider trading, and how to get money out of our politics. Join the CAFE Insider community to stay informed without hysteria, fear-mongering, or rage-baiting. Head to cafe.com/insider to sign up. Thank you for supporting our work. Show notes and a transcript of the episode are available on our website. You can now watch this episode! Head to CAFE’s Youtube channel and subscribe. Have a question for Preet? Ask @PreetBharara on BlueSky, or Twitter with the hashtag #AskPreet. Email us at [email protected], or call 833-997-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	From Cafe and the Vox Media Podcast Network, welcome to stay tuned.
0:05.9	I'm Preet Bharara.
0:08.0	The thing that is most likely to constrain Trump, in my view, is not the Supreme Court.
0:16.1	It's not a constitutional crisis and the system holds.
0:19.7	It's rather that he's picking fights simultaneously
0:23.0	with some very powerful actors
0:25.9	that are capable of saying no and beating him up
0:29.1	and undermining his position.
0:35.2	That's Ian Bremmer.
0:37.0	When, excuse my language, shit hits the fan, I often call Ian.
0:41.9	He's a political scientist and founder of the Eurasia Group, a political research and consulting firm.
0:47.2	He focuses on global risk and foreign affairs. He's also long broken the record for most appearances on stay tuned.
0:53.7	I guess shit hits the fan a lot, at least lately.
0:57.0	Ian is joining me today to talk about the economic turmoil produced by President Trump's tariffs,
1:01.4	or as Ian called it, the most destructive economic own goal in recent history.
1:06.2	We take in this moment of profound and chaotic change for America and the world.
1:14.8	And after the interview, I'll answer your questions about Trump's alleged insider trading and how to get money out of our politics.
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