Wednesday Update: April 9, 2025

The Great America Show

Fawcett Strategies

News, News Commentary, Politics

4.7 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

John Fawcett breaks down today's top stories, including the escalating trade tensions between the United States and China, highlighting the Communist Chinese Party's recent decision to impose an 84% tariff on U.S. imports in retaliation to President Trump's tariffs, and Republican Senators Chuck Grassley and Ron Johnson this week released two new records detailing the FBI and DOJ's sweeping investigation of President Trump.

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0:49.5	Hello everybody. I'm John Fawson with this Great America Show Midday Update for Wednesday,
0:53.9	April 9th. for Wednesday, April
0:54.2	9th. Happy Wednesday, folks. The CCP, the Communist Chinese Party, has retaliated against
1:00.1	President Donald Trump's latest round of America First tariffs by imposing a staggering 84% levy on
1:07.1	U.S. imports. That's up from the 34%. The move announced by Beijing's State Council
1:12.5	Tariff Commission is in direct response to President Trump's bold decision to raise the tariffs on
1:18.0	Chinese goods to over 104% in defense of American workers and industries. Now, some are saying
1:25.6	that 104% is simply not enough. Kevin O'Leary, you may know him
1:31.0	from Shark Tank, a big venture capitalist guy, says the 104 is not enough. It's got to go up into
1:37.5	the 400s. Take a listen. 104% tariffs in China are not enough. I'm advocating 400%.
1:44.7	I do business to China.
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