UNBIASED Politics (2/3/25): Trump's Tariffs on China, Canada, and Mexico; DOGE's Access to Treasury Dept. Records and USAID; DoD Issues Statement About Removing 'Special Observances;' and More.

UNBIASED Politics

Jordan Berman

Education

4.9 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 February 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Get the facts, without the spin. UNBIASED offers a clear, impartial recap of US news, including politics, elections, legal news, and more. Hosted by lawyer Jordan Berman, each episode provides a recap of current political events plus breakdowns of complex concepts—like constitutional rights, recent Supreme Court rulings, and new legislation—in an easy-to-understand way. No personal opinions, just the facts you need to stay informed on the daily news that matters. If you miss how journalism used to be, you're in the right place. In today's episode: Adding More to Thursday's 'Rumor Has It' Segment Re: Disbanded FAA Committee and FAA DEI Programs (0:12) Musk's DOGE Agency Seeks Access to USAID and Treasury Dept. Resources (4:08) President Trump Announces Tariffs on China, Mexico, and Canada; Here's Where His Authority To Do So Comes From (12:13) (**Since recording, President Trump paused tariffs on Canada after reaching an agreement with Canada's PM**) Dept. of Defense Says It Will No Longer Use Federal Resources for 'Special Observances' Like Black History Month or Women's History Month (24:54) Quick Hitters: Marines Begin Migrant Prep at Guantanamo Bay, Venezuela Releases American Detainees and Agrees to Accept Deportation Flights, Trump Says ISIS Attacker and Other Terrorists Were Struck with Air Strike in Somalia (29:36) Daily Critical Thinking Segment (33:18) Listen/Watch this episode AD-FREE on Patreon. Watch this episode on YouTube. Follow Jordan on Instagram and TikTok. All sources for this episode can be found here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:28.7	welcome back to unbiased your favorite source of unbiased news and legal analysis. Welcome back to Unbiased.
0:38.6	Today is Monday, February 3rd.
0:40.7	Let's talk about some news.
0:42.2	I want to start off today's episode with sort of an addition to last Thursday's episode.
0:48.4	In the rumor has its segment on Thursday, one of the rumors that I addressed was that President
0:54.1	Trump eliminated an FAA
0:56.3	committee one week before the D.C. crash and that he blamed the crash on DEI programs. And
1:04.0	throughout that discussion and in adding context to those claims, I noted that what Trump did
1:09.4	was he put an end to DEI programs within
1:12.5	the federal government and specifically within the FAA and instructed the FAA to return to non-discriminatory
1:19.2	merit-based hiring. I also confirmed that he, while speaking at a press conference after the crash,
1:25.8	cited to the FAA's DEI hiring policies as a potential
1:30.4	contributor to the crash, indicating that perhaps the people involved were not the most qualified,
1:35.8	but were instead hired due to DEI policies. Now, I need to add a couple of things to that discussion.
1:41.6	Number one, aside from doing away with DEI programs within the
1:45.6	FAA, he also did away with a committee called the Aviation Security Advisory Committee,
1:50.7	which advises the TSA administrator on aviation security. And that committee usually meets
1:57.3	four times a year. Its next meeting was scheduled for February 26th. Given the fact
2:02.9	that the committee had their most recent meeting and wasn't scheduled to meet again until later
2:07.2	this month, aviation experts have said that the revocation of the Aviation Security Advisory
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