Will Trump’s tariffs start a global trade war?

Americast

BBC

Politics, Government, News

4.2 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Donald Trump has announced sweeping new universal tariffs tonight on all imports into the United States. Justin, Sarah and Anthony unpack the U.S. president’s speech at the White House. Which countries are worst affected? How will the UK be impacted? And what are the chances Trump will change his mind again and roll back on some of his announcements?

HOSTS: • Sarah Smith, North America Editor • Anthony Zurcher, North America Correspondent • Justin Webb, Radio 4 Presenter

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0:00.0	Hello, AmeriCasters. There are more of you now with us than ever before, and we'd like to try to keep it that way.
0:06.6	So, do subscribe and tell people if you're enjoying what you're hearing. Now, on with the episode.
0:13.4	BBC Sounds, Music, radio, podcasts.
0:16.5	My fellow Americans, this is Liberation Day, waiting for a long time.
0:24.6	April 2nd, 2025 will forever be remembered as the day American industry was reborn,
0:32.4	the day America's destiny was reclaimed, and the day that we began to make America wealthy again.
0:40.8	I'm going to make it wealthy, good and wealthy.
0:43.4	Donald Trump, in the Rose Garden of the White House, changing everything,
0:46.9	changing the whole terms of international trade,
0:49.9	something that will affect everyone in every country,
0:53.1	but something, of course, that he says
0:54.9	needs to affect America first and foremost. He calls it Liberation Day. Is it that, or is it
1:01.7	a crashing of the whole economy, including America's economy? Welcome to AmeriCast.
1:09.8	AmeriCast from BBC News.
1:13.0	You're gambling with the lives of millions of people.
1:15.7	You're gambling with World War III.
1:18.0	President Trump's message is very simple.
1:20.0	We are done being taken advantage of.
1:21.8	Mr. President, in the name of our God, have mercy upon the people.
1:26.2	We're scared now.
1:27.0	Are you supportive of these onesies? I'm supportive of vaccines.
1:31.0	What is happening? Like, this is not America. This is a terrible nightmare.
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