What to make of Tariff 'Exemptions'

Amanpour

CNN

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4.2 • 929 Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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In the hours between Friday and Sunday, the White House announced exemptions on some Chinese tech products, only for the Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to say these are just "temporary" and that the electronics will still face other levies. Greg Mankiw, a former economic adviser to President George W. Bush, and Ernie Tedeschi, who was chief economist under President Biden, join the show together to discuss. Also on today's show: Vali Nasr, Professor, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University / Former U.S. State Department Advisor; David Culver, Senior US National Correspondent; Kenneth Stern, Director, Bard Center for the Study of Hate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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