Trump’s Tariff Blitz, Bids for TikTok & ‘Tush Push’ Debate - Thursday, April 3, 2025
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Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 3 April 2025
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The news to know for Thursday, April 3, 2025!
We're talking about a major step in a massive global trade war. President Trump announced new tariffs on virtually the entire world.
Also, tornadoes tore through several states, and more severe weather is on the way.
Plus, a major American company is making an 11th-hour bid for TikTok, the Supreme Court made a decision about vape products in the U.S., and what’s recession pop? We’ll fill you in on the latest trend in music.
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Thursday, April 3rd. We're talking about a major step in a massive global trade war. |
| 0:05.3 | President Trump announced new tariffs on virtually the entire world. Also, tornadoes tore through |
| 0:10.3 | several states and more severe weather is on the way. Plus, a major American company is making |
| 0:15.0 | an 11th hour bid for TikTok. The Supreme Court made a decision about vape products in the U.S. |
| 0:20.6 | And what's recession pop? |
| 0:22.2 | We'll fill you in on the latest trend in music. |
| 0:24.7 | Those stories and even more news to know today next. |
| 0:29.6 | Welcome, welcome to The Newsworthy. |
| 0:31.9 | All the day's news in around 10 minutes. |
| 0:34.2 | Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. |
| 0:36.8 | I'm Erica Mandy. Thanks so much for being here. |
| 0:39.3 | You ready? Let's do this. |
| 0:44.5 | President Trump declared a national economic emergency and unveiled his most expansive new |
| 0:49.3 | tariff plan to date. Specifically, he announced tariffs of at least 10% across all countries. Rates go even higher |
| 0:56.6 | for countries Trump considers to be the worst offenders on trade. For example, tariff rates are now |
| 1:01.3 | 49% for Cambodia, 46% for Vietnam, and 34% for China. That's on top of the tariffs Trump |
| 1:08.7 | already imposed on China, so this brings its total |
| 1:11.6 | tariff rate to 54%. To put it another way, Americans who order from Chinese-based companies |
| 1:17.1 | like Timu and Sheehan may have to pay up to 54% more. In most cases, President Trump said the rates |
| 1:23.8 | are half of what other countries and trading blocks are charging the U.S. So he says it's only fair. |
| 1:29.1 | The president also says his tariff plan will help grow the U.S. economy, drive domestic |
| 1:33.4 | manufacturing, and encourage more people to buy American. |
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