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cover of episode April 25th, 2025: China Rebukes Trump, Demands US Cancel All Tariffs & India And Pakistan Inch Closer To War

April 25th, 2025: China Rebukes Trump, Demands US Cancel All Tariffs & India And Pakistan Inch Closer To War

2025/4/25
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Mike Baker discusses the escalating U.S.-China trade war, noting China's demands for the cancellation of all U.S. tariffs and their denial of ongoing direct trade talks. The impact on both economies is highlighted, including China's economic retaliation and the mixed messaging from the White House. It questions whether Trump will eventually cave once the economic fallout hits American consumers.
  • China demands the U.S. cancel all tariffs and denies direct trade talks.
  • China has retaliated by placing tariffs on U.S. goods and halting exports of rare earth minerals and jet orders from Boeing.
  • The trade war has triggered sell-offs in global stock markets and predictions of a looming global recession.
  • Trump responded to China's suspension of business with Boeing by suggesting Boeing should default China.

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In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: 

  

  • We’ll start things off today with an update on the U.S.-China trade war, as officials in Beijing demand all U.S. tariffs be cancelled and contradict President Trump’s claims that his team has been engaging in direct trade talks with the communist regime.

  • Later in the show—India and Pakistan inch closer to war as New Delhi suspends a landmark water-sharing treaty in the wake of the deadly terror attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir.

  • Plus—President Trump’s purge of the White House National Security Council expands, leaving key posts in America’s intelligence apparatus understaffed.

  • In our 'Back of the Brief—the head of the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog just issued a major warning regarding North Korea's ever expanding atomic program, calling on President Donald Trump to reengage in direct diplomacy with dictator Kim Jong Un.

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