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What C.E.O.s Really Think About Trump’s Tariffs

The Daily

The New York Times

Daily News, News

4.4102.8K Ratings

🗓️ 11 August 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Last week, President Trump hit many countries with yet another round of punishing tariffs. So far, the economy has been resilient in the face of his trade war, but it’s unclear how long that will last. Andrew Ross Sorkin, editor-at-large of DealBook, discusses what C.E.O.s are telling him about the president’s tariffs, and where they think all of this is headed.

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From the New York Times, I'm Natalie Kittrow F. This is the Daily.

1:27.3

Last week, President Trump hit several countries with yet another round of punishing tariffs.

1:34.4

So far, the economy's been resilient in the face of his trade war, but it's unclear how long that'll last.

1:36.3

Today, I talk to my colleague, dealbook editor Andrew Ross Sorkin, about what CEOs are telling

1:43.0

him privately about Trump's tariffs and where they

1:46.8

think all of this is headed.

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It's Monday, August 11th.

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Andrew, welcome to the show.

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Thanks for having me.

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