Trump's Tariffs... Chaos or a cunning plan?

Americast

BBC

Politics, Government, News

4.2 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Everything has changed…again! Or has it? The team assemble after President Trump scrapped his tariff plans (for 90 days at least) and reverted for a 10% levy across the board. Except for China, that is, who now face a rate of 125%.

So what is really going on? The Democrats are crying market manipulation, the markets remain chaotic, and MAGA Republicans are saying the country should trust the president. We try to separate the fact from fiction.

Plus the search for the youngest and oldest Americasters continues...

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hello, AmeriCasters. There are more of you now with us than ever before, and we'd like to try to keep it that way.
0:06.6	So, do subscribe and tell people if you're enjoying what you're hearing. Now, on with the episode.
0:13.6	BBC Sounds, Music, radio, podcasts.
0:17.2	Wednesday was quite a day, wasn't it? We had a load of stuff that we had recorded. We've had
0:22.5	to bin the lot of it. Why? Well, because things change, as they often do with Donald Trump.
0:27.7	We had an announcement on Truth Social dropping most of the high tariffs down to 10%, except for China,
0:35.8	who got 125%. Here is how Donald Trump explained it all.
0:40.8	Well, I thought that people were jumping a little bit out of line.
0:45.4	They were getting yippy, you know?
0:47.6	They were getting a little bit yippy, a little bit afraid,
0:50.5	unlike these champions.
0:52.3	Because we have a big job to do.
0:54.0	No other president would have done
0:55.2	what I did. No other president. I know the presidents. They wouldn't have done it. Has Donald Trump
0:59.5	rode back from the brink? Welcome to AmeriCast. Americaast from BBC News. You're gambling with
1:09.5	millions of people. You're gambling with the lives of millions of people.
1:11.3	You're gambling with World War III.
1:13.5	President Trump's message is very simple.
1:15.5	We are done being taken advantage of.
1:17.4	Mr. President, in the name of our God, have mercy upon the people.
1:21.7	And we're scared now.
1:22.9	Are you supportive of these onesies?
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