Trump’s Trade Strategy Defies Critics plus The Great One talks about his New Book & Border Policies Slash Illegal Crossings by 90%

The Ben Ferguson Podcast

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Politics, News, News Commentary

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🗓️ 10 August 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Donald Trump's Tariff Policies
- Ben strongly supports former President Donald Trump's use of tariffs to protect American industries and jobs.
- It argues that media predictions of economic doom due to tariffs were incorrect.
- Specific examples include tariffs on China, India (due to Russian oil purchases), pharmaceuticals, and other countries.
- The commentary claims these tariffs have led to increased revenue and a more level playing field in global trade.
Criticism of the Media and Political Opponents
- The media is accused of spreading false narratives about the negative effects of tariffs.
- The Biden administration is criticized for its handling of trade and border security.
- Democrats are portrayed as power-hungry and aligned with Marxist or socialist ideologies.
Promotion of Mark Levin’s Book “On Power”
- A significant portion of the text is an interview or discussion with conservative commentator Mark Levin.
- The book is described as a defense of liberty against the abuse of power by government and ideological movements like Marxism and Islamism.
- Levin emphasizes the importance of understanding and teaching the principles of American founding values.
Border Security and Immigration
- Ben praises Trump’s border policies, claiming record-low apprehensions and increased safety.
- It contrasts current border enforcement with the Biden administration’s approach, which is described as lax and dangerous.
- Specific statistics are cited to support claims of improved border control under Trump.

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0:00.0	This is an I-Heart podcast.
0:05.3	Donald Trump promised that he was going to put America first, and he promised that he was
0:09.7	going to do it, especially when it came to trade deals where America was being taken
0:14.8	advantage of by countries literally all over the world, and he was going to do it by imposing
0:19.1	more tariffs to make it fair trade.
0:21.9	He was tired of American jobs disappearing, American manufacturing disappearing.
0:27.9	And again, America just being taken advantage of by countries that had no problem importing
0:33.2	their goods in the U.S., but weren't even taking our goods and even in places like the U.K., a strong
0:39.8	ally of ours.
0:41.6	Well, now we're hearing that Donald Trump could impose more tariffs on China over Russian oil.
0:49.0	But here's the point that I want to make before we get to that.
0:53.0	The media was wrong. They claimed it was all doom
0:55.8	and gloom that the tariffs weren't going to work, that it was going to be bare shelves for the
1:00.0	Americans as you went to your favorite store to get basic necessities and that it was going
1:05.6	to put us into a recession. None of that happened. Larry Cudlow at Fox News Channel saying this. Yeah, and you know,
1:13.4	I remember when everyone said the market would crash, inflation would skyrocket because of these
1:19.3	tariffs, but that's not what's happening. And now you've got billions of dollars coming in. Larry,
1:24.2	I want to go, I want to pivot here. That's a good. That's it, that's an important point, though. Just to, you know, we're 30 seconds
1:32.0	here. All the gloom and doom, tariff inflation, tariff recession, tariff catastrophe,
1:39.0	none of that has happened, okay? And in fact, as you noted earlier, the tariff revenues are pouring in.
1:47.0	Okay, he could do as much as $400 billion this year alone in tariff revenues.
1:55.0	Imports from China, or let's say Chinese exports to the United States, are at their lowest point in over 20 years.
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