Trump, Tariffs, and Tech: Gary Shapiro's Unfiltered Take

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🗓️ 20 April 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Gary Shapiro, CEO of the Consumer Technology Association and author of "Pivot or Die," discusses the pro-business policies under President Donald Trump, contrasting them with the anti-business stance of the Biden administration. Shapiro emphasizes the importance of reducing regulations and lowering tariffs for economic growth. He advocates for the United States to lead in new technologies such as AI and quantum computing while maintaining a competitive edge against China. He also highlights the critical role of innovation and underscores the importance of private sector leadership in technological and economic advancements, citing his experiences and insights from the technology industry. 00:00 Introduction and Trump's Pro-Business Stance 01:00 Current Events and Technology Policies 03:10 Tariffs and Economic Policies 07:52 Global Competition and Innovation 16:49 China's Technological Advancements 19:41 Government and Technological Innovation 23:48 Leadership and Innovation 27:24 Conclusion and Final Thoughts #TechPolicy #GaryShapiro #TrumpAdministration #Tariffs #BidenVsTrump #China #AmericanManufacturing #AI #ImmigrationReform #ElonMusk #EconomicPolicy #Technology #TradePolicy #GovernmentReform #SiliconValley #CES2025 #DailySignal The Daily Signal cannot continue to tell stories, like this one, without the support of our viewers: https://secured.dailysignal.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Last year, Amazon was the world's largest corporate buyer of renewable energy.
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0:29.6	Certainly there's a great reason to cheer the fact that President Trump won with a Congress that's
0:35.6	Republican and Conservative because it's theoretically pro-business.
0:39.3	For me, it was, I'd say, one of the highlight moments in my career to see the inauguration
0:44.3	and to see five of my CEOs standing behind the president after four years of frankly hell under President Biden,
0:51.3	which was so anti-business, so anti-technology, so anti-almost everything.
0:55.9	And knowing that, you know, even in the first term, President Trump really rolled back a lot of
1:00.6	the burden of regulation that was choking innovation, choking our economy, choking our country.
1:05.5	And that was part of, I think, the ingredients to his success.
1:08.5	We are joined at The Daily Signal today by Gary Shapiro.
1:12.2	He's the CEO of the Consumer Technology Association and the author of this book, Pivot or Die.
1:18.5	Gary, it's good to be with you.
1:19.8	Thank you for having me.
1:20.7	I'm honored to be here.
1:21.5	You and I've spoken in the past about your previous book, Ninja Future.
1:25.5	It's good to have always a return visitor. There's so much
1:28.8	happening in the world of technology. I do want to get to the book, but I'd be remiss if I didn't
1:32.3	ask you about some of the current events that we're seeing right before our eyes. You have not been
1:37.6	one to shy away from your views on some of the president's policies, particularly as they impact
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