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It's Thursday, May 1st. Here's what's happening right now on CNN This Morning. Maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls, you know? Okay, let them buy fewer dolls. President Trump plays defense and casts blame amid news signs that the economy is feeling the impact of his trade war. Plus, signs sealed and delivered, the United States and Ukraine reach an agreement to trade minerals for money. But will it help end Russia's war?
Also, was it a prank or was it a crime? 11 members of a high school lacrosse team surrendered to police after an incident that prosecutors say went "way beyond hazing." And this: Elon Musk sounds like maybe he's done with Doge, but could Tesla be done with him? The car company now denying reports it started a search for a new CEO.
It's 6 a.m. here on the East Coast. Here is a beautiful look at the Statue of Liberty. It's a brisk 50 degrees in New York. Good morning, everybody. I'm Adi Cornish. I want to thank you for joining us and thank you for waking up with me. President Trump's promise of an economic golden age is upon us, but it appears to be getting off to a slow start and it's just a few months in.
New GDP numbers show the U.S. economy actually shrank to start the year by about 0.3 percent. And the stock market this week recorded its worst first hundred days of any presidential term since Gerald Ford took office in 1974.
The S&P 500 is down more than 7% since Inauguration Day. Now looming over all of this is the president's massive tariffs and his trade war with China. Some CEOs recently warned the president about the potential for empty shelves because of supply chain disruptions. Here's what he had to say about that. You know, somebody said, oh, the shelves are going to be open. Well, maybe the children will have $2 instead of $30, you know.
and maybe the two dollars will cost a couple of bucks more than they would normally. But we're not talking about something that we have to go out of our way. - Okay, we're gonna take all this to the group chat. Joining us today, Jackie Kucinich, CNN political analyst and Washington bureau chief for the Boston Globe. Stephen Collinson, CNN politics senior reporter and Brittany Gibson, politics reporter at Axios. Okay, there's a couple things that were going on in terms of messaging. One, it was Biden's fault.
and two, this kind of conversation about what Americans should get used to. So first let's tackle that Dahl's thing, 'cause it reminded me of something that the Treasury Secretary Scott Besant said at this economic club of New York, I keep talking about it to Stephen over and over again, where he was talking about sort of how he wants the economy to shift. - Access to cheap goods is not the asset, is not the essence of the American dream.
Stephen? Yeah. Do we just need to get used to the fact that, yes, you're not going to have 30 of something. You'll have fewer of something. Maybe it's better quality. So the president, with his remark about doles, which is perhaps a little politically discordant and besant with those comments there, they're making a fair point. And it's should we wean ourselves off of all these cheap Chinese goods that we've had for the last 20, 30 years? Is that very...
you know, negative towards American industry and manufacturing? And the answer is probably yes. But the problem with this, it's not just dolls, it's T-shirts. It's like the shoes that your kids always grow out of and it costs so much money to replace them. The whole...
middle-class life in the United States is Reliant on these goods and if you suddenly take them away without preparing the country you're imposing a great Financial cost on every American family so yes, you can have this argument about rejigging the economy But suddenly to do it just like that. It's a massive shock to everybody and
I know you've got littles. That's why you're nodding about the shoes? I mean, oh my God. The struggle is real. Why are they so expensive? They're so small. But, I mean, Steve's right. It goes beyond. Also, small businesses, Etsy businesses, things that they get parts made
in China. These are real people. These are real parts of the economy. And they weren't ready for a full-on adjustment after years of what people were concerned about with the Biden economy. And so to that point, Trump has been trying to say, oh, no, no, no, this is just a hangover from the Biden years. And in fact, maybe even the next couple of reports might be his fault, too. So here's how he tried to explain that. This is Biden's economy because we took over on January 20th
And I think you have to get us a little bit of time to get moving. But this is the Biden economy. This is a quarter that we looked at today. And I took we took all of us together. He came in on January 20th. So this is Biden. And you can even say the next quarter is sort of Biden.
Okay, so this is not like exactly mapped. This is a little, them having a little satire here. But I do think this is the defining image of the Trump economy so far that people know, which is like, it's a red line and it's down when he shows up. So Brittany, what is this conversation that he's trying to have with the American people saying, no, no, no, this is all tied to your previous concerns about high prices?
I think it makes sense and it lines up with what the president said on the campaign trail. And I think another piece of what he said to explain this is he told everyone at almost every rally last year, I'm going to implement these tariffs. I'm going to do it against our biggest trading partners. Our three biggest trading partners are Mexico, Canada, and China. So people shouldn't be shocked.
That's what his argument is. I think if you talk to Republican senators that support this on Capitol Hill, they'll say things like, well, should we be subsidizing this low-cost labor in China? You know, making an argument of it's not good for workers.
senators that do oppose it and there are several republican senators that do say that this is not within the president's power to impose this on people it's not you know within his power to use these emergency authorities to ultimately raise prices we're also yeah you know normally a president would have that argument because it takes time to turn around the economy but
the present Trump stood up there in the Rose Garden with that big board with all the tariffs on and the day he did that he claimed ownership of the economy and all of the factors that are playing into this growth report which is slightly disappointing they have been unleashed by his policies so he's
just done nothing, the economy probably would have carried on, trundling on at 2.4%. But the reason it didn't was because of all these constant shocks and the blows to confidence. And the uncertainty that he's actually imposed on the economy. Okay, which I'm going to leave with one more truth social post. It's actually from a year ago when there had been like a good day on Wall Street and the president was like, you know, feeling himself. And here's what he said then.
Right. This is his stock market versus what he's saying now. So we'll see what this messaging continues to be. Group chat. Stay with me. We've got lots more to talk about, including the fact that there's going to be a new interview. CNN's Erin Burnett is going to interview Mary Barra, the CEO of General Motors. How is Detroit responding to the president's on again, off again trade war? That's going to be 8 a.m. Eastern right here on CNN.
And also up ahead, the Supreme Court might be ready to rule in a way that could rock America's school systems. Why the court's conservatives seem to be open to backing religious charter schools. Plus, dating in the age of divided politics, will a right-wing profile get you a quick left swipe or a partner for life? And then, hate to say I told you so, Kamala Harris steps back onto the stage with a message for voters. And straight talk.
Things are probably going to get worse before they get better. But we are ready for it.
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It's 15 minutes past the hour. Good morning. Here's your morning roundup. First, the Trump administration shipped off migrants to El Salvador. Now, sources tell CNN the administration is weighing options to send migrants with criminal records
to Libya and Rwanda. Those talks come as some detained Venezuelan migrants spelled out SOS at a detention center in Texas. They're currently accused by the government of being gang members and the Trump administration wants to send them to El Salvador, but the Supreme Court blocked that move.
Heavy flooding, severe storms for people in Oklahoma. That's triggering power outages and road closures. So I want you to take a look at this because the streets and vehicles are submerged as first responders are trying to conduct water rescues. At least two people were confirmed dead in the storms there.
And Iowa students will be required to put away their cell phones in the classroom starting this fall. A new state law orders public schools to come up with rules that limit phone use during instruction time. At least a dozen other states already ban or limit cell phones in class.
Still to come after the break, there's been a lot of talk about a recession, but are we actually in one? We're going to do a vibe check. Plus, did you ever look at these two and wonder how they get together? Well, we're going to talk politics, dating and sometimes strange bedfellows. Good morning, Chicago. It's 515 in the Windy City.
Okay, today's assignment, I'm digging into the politics of dating, 'cause you know, it's springtime and we're thinking about love. But on OkCupid, more than a million people have like a I'm Pro Choice badge on their profiles, right? Not just their regular bio information about liking sunsets or whatever. But if you live in a blue state, for example, being on the right could get you a quick left swipe on the apps.
In fact, more than 70% of college educated single women say they're less likely to date someone who supports President Trump. And that's from a report called the Romantic Recession. So on this week's episode of The Assignment, I was talking with Dr. Orna Goralnik. She's a psychoanalyst. She's also the star of Showtime's Couples Therapy. And we talked about political polarization in the dating scene. The fabric of society has changed. I mean, we're in such a...
the last decade has been so fragmented in terms of society and like what can you trust, like whether you can trust the reality, we're not sharing the same reality, whether you can trust the government that is going to protect you, whether... There's a way in which people have become a lot more fearful and suspicious
And that, of course, affects their willingness to love and their willingness to be vulnerable and open themselves up to each other. So all of this creates a very different environment, let's say, than the environment I grew up in when I was younger and starting to get involved in romance. It's a complicated time for people. Are they right to be? How can you separate your romantic relationships from the political context you're living in?
If you're living in a political context in which you can't trust that your government is there to protect you, it's like living in a family in which the parents are not worrying about the well-being of their kids. You grow to be paranoid and self-protective. It's harder to extend vulnerability and care and love to each other. So are they right to be? Yes. It's tricky out there.
So I had been hoping that she'd say love conquers all and spoiler alert. That's not what happened I know during the break I asked a lot of y'all are partnered But how do you think about this moment? Cuz I also grew up with like James Carville and Mary Madeline like the idea that there could be inter political couples and opposites attract and it was like not considered I don't know
and an elimination. It's still, I mean, I think we've all probably gone to weddings where the bride is Democrat, the groom is a Republican or vice versa. Or someone's uncle is, at least. But even it was kind of a novelty, you know, even coming up when I did in D.C. That said, I think this is a byproduct of just how siloed
society has become. So when people are growing up in areas where you're not meeting a lot of people who have different political views than you, and then all of a sudden you go to college, you move to a new city,
That probably would be a culture shock. I've been in the dating world for a really long time. Yeah, I mean, Brittany? Yeah, as I say, I'm not actively dating, but you see it in D.C. right now, even just socially. There are bars in D.C. that are known as the Republican places to hang out. So even if you're just meeting friends or you're dating and looking to chat someone up at the bar after work,
there are certain neighborhoods or certain places you go where, you know, this place, you know, dirty water leans Republican or, you know, this place in Columbia Heights leans Democrat. And it's kind of just a known part of Washington, D.C. Speaking of which, it's not just Washington because there's actually a conservative dating platform called Date Right Stuff. And here's what the executive had to say about this. She was talking about what it's like to date nowadays in general, how politics can come up in the first date.
Everything is different now. Now it's politics on the first date. Now before the first date, you have to ask sort of like lead up questions. You know, oh, what do you think about this? What do you think about this? You know, it's kind of like a soft launch towards the big, did you vote for Trump? Just to be clear, we also have the reviews from the App Store for the first one. It has many stars, but more importantly, the top review, it says all real people and no libs.
Which is like, you know, you won't get catfished and you won't have to deal with the liberal. Stephen, startlingly you said that conceptually you like the idea of abs. Yeah, it would have been a lot easier when I was young. So you think. So you think. What do you think it is? But I do think that this is something that's, like almost everything, has become more extreme in the Trump era.
But shouldn't it be like looks or values or I don't even know. I tell my kids that don't condition your friendship circle just by looking for people who have the same political views as you because then you miss out on a great deal of things in life. I think generally we don't.
talk to people who don't agree with us enough or read things or watch shows that don't... The flip side is one of my producers said if we don't share fundamental values and if you think who you vote for is a reflection of your personal values, that is going to make it harder. Yeah, I think it does. And everything is so tribal now that...
I guess there's always been, if you live in a Democratic city or a Republican town, you're more likely to end up with somebody that shares your political views. But there used to be, I think, a lot more mixing and
It wasn't an issue. In everything now, in TV, in culture, in... I think sports is almost the only arena where people of different ideologies actually come together. If you go to an NFL game, for example, you get a real slice of society in a way that you don't if you...
- Go to some other pursuits. - Yeah, apparently a bar in DC. You guys, if you wanna talk more about this, if you wanna hear more about this episode, The Assignment is out now. Find it wherever you get your podcasts.
And group chat, stay with me. We've got a lot more to talk about still ahead on CNN this morning. Nearly a dozen high school lacrosse players surrendering to police over hazing allegations. Why the DA says this goes way beyond hazing. Plus, what does Tesla have to say about reports that a search was on for a new CEO? Your snacking routine can get a little dull. Time for an Oikos remix or Light and Fit remix.
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Somebody said, oh, the shelves are going to be open. Well, maybe the children will have $2 instead of $30, you know? And maybe the $2 will cost a couple of bucks more than they would normally. The president gets real with the American people, acknowledging that some might need to cut back on their spending if his trade war drives prices up. Good morning, everybody. I'm Ani Cornish. I want to thank you for joining me on CNN this morning. It is 31 minutes past the hour, and here's what's happening right now.
We'll hear more from the president as he delivers an address tonight for the class of 2025 at the University of Alabama. It's a special commencement event ahead of the graduation ceremonies this weekend. But student Democrats have planned a counter event tonight featuring former Texas Representative Beto O'Rourke.
And in just a few hours, we will hear more from the White House about Elon Musk's Doge team and his efforts to slash government spending. That briefing comes just a day after Musk was given what looked like a send-off during a cabinet meeting as he talked about heading back to Tesla. At some point, I guess, he wants to get back home to his cars. And that briefing is set for 8.30 a.m. Eastern Time.
Now in just a few hours, two astronauts will venture outside of the International Space Station for a spacewalk. It is expected to last about six and a half hours and it will be the fifth all-female spacewalk.
We're going to turn now to Russia's war on Ukraine. The White House says it signed a critical minerals deal with Ukraine. It's a deal that almost didn't happen after President Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance got into it with Ukraine's president in the Oval Office. That was just a few weeks ago. But last night, here's what President Trump said about it.
We made a deal today where we get, you know, much more in theory than the $350 billion. But I wanted to be protected. I didn't want to be out there and look foolish.
We're joined now by CNN's Nick Paton-Walsh in London. Nick, good morning. And the backdrop to all of this, I think, is the fact that China has such access to rare earth minerals. The U.S. has been really pushing in this space. Can you talk about what each side in this deal stands to gain? Yeah, essentially, this creates a fund that's called for the reconstruction of Ukraine into which both sides contribute kind of 50 proceeds from the...
from natural resources inside of Ukraine. The question that many have had since this was first floated under the Biden administration by Ukraine is exactly the extent of the rare earth minerals and the other natural resources covered in this agreement that indeed Ukraine has to offer. That's a large question as to how many billions potentially
could be involved in this agreement. There are two key things in this though which I think will be very pleasing to Ukraine. We've seen the text. One is the absolutely unambiguous language used in the document to refer to the large-scale destruction caused by Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. No ambiguity there, no Russian talking points like we've sometimes seen from the Trump White House over the past months or so. And also too it spells out
a mechanism potentially where if indeed there were future US arms sales to Ukraine that would be reflected in the balance of this account. Essentially Ukraine would pay from it from there. So clearly a decades-long partnership outlined in this particular deal. It's something Ukraine desperately needed to sign to make sure there wasn't another seismic rupture
I mean seeing those pictures of the Oval Office blow up weeks ago now just remind you how desperately much they needed to get their relationship back on track. It prevents that seismic rupture happening. It also builds on those remarkable images we saw of Trump and Zelensky in the Vatican during the Pope's funeral. And I think it will be a reminder too to Moscow that they've seen very little progress in their relationship between the Kremlin and the White House and now the sort of
pendulum of where Trump feels as he tries to broker a peace seems to be swinging him back in the direction of Ukraine and his traditional allies in NATO and Europe. So very symbolic. Does it practically mean billions come to the U.S. tomorrow? Unlikely, but a definite gesture that Washington still has a lot of sympathy and support potentially for Kiev. That's CNN's Nick Payton Walsh in London for us. Thank you so much.
Now, 11 high school lacrosse players in Syracuse, New York, have turned themselves in to face charges in a disturbing alleged hazing case. Prosecutors say some of the suspects took five younger players into the woods, while others allegedly pretended to be kidnappers. Authorities say most of the younger players ran away, except for one. People came out of the woods all dressed in black. They were armed with what appeared to be at least one handgun and at least one knife.
The individual had a pillowcase placed over his head. He was tied up and placed in the trunk of a car. The suspects are accused of leaving him in the woods, but he was eventually brought home. We're bringing in Imran Ansari. He's a trial attorney, a former prosecutor. He's also the host and legal analyst for the Law and Crime Network. Good morning, Imran. Good morning.
So these students have been charged with unlawful imprisonment. Prosecutors are threatening kidnapping charges. Can you talk about the legal difference between the two or even the legal boundary, right, between a prank gone wrong and ending up in this situation?
Sure. So the unlawful imprisonment charge that these youths are going to be charged with ultimately now that they've turned themselves in is a class A misdemeanor here in the state of New York. So that is punishable up to a year in jail. Now, I think these youths are going to be treated as youthful or juvenile offenders, and they're likely going to be diverted into programs such as community service and things like that.
versus the kidnapping charge that was threatened that if they didn't turn themselves in, that the DA may be seeking that kidnapping charge, which is a far more serious offense. It's a felony. And they could be treated as adults if they were charged with that felony in court. Now, the line between unlawful imprisonment
and kidnapping. Of course, it's the misdemeanor versus the felony. And then blurring the line between what is hazing, which is what this is, and breaking the law. Well, there is no defense to hazing. And the acts that they are alleged to have committed, these youths, would certainly fall into purview of kidnapping and unlawful imprisonment. And I think it's sending a message that these sort of actions, even if you're going to be calling it hazing in a
or in sports are unacceptable under the law. - No one was physically hurt or hospitalized or anything like that. The emotional impact, obviously very real. How much does intent or psychological harm matter in a case like this? Imran?
I think we lost him. I'm sorry. I'm here. I apologize. I froze. No, no worries. Imran, I think we actually have to leave it there. Imran Ansari, trial attorney and host at the Law and Crime Network. Thanks for having me.
Turning now to church and state on a collision course, the Supreme Court's conservative majority indicating that it is open to backing the creation of a publicly funded Catholic charter school in Oklahoma. A program that's open to all comers except religion. No, we can't do that. We can do everything else. That seems like rank discrimination against religion.
So a ruling in favor of a Catholic charter school would expand the availability of taxpayer money for religious education across the country. And it's looking like the deciding vote could come from Chief Justice John Roberts. So the group chat is back.
This is the kind of case that brings a lot of fascination because it ties in like school choice, church and state divisions, and frankly the backdrop to this is the education department being gutted, right? So I think how all this conversation plays out will be deeply affected by this ruling. One notable thing, Jackie, we were seeing is that Amy Coney Barrett actually recused herself. Can you talk about why? Because that affects the final number on the ruling.
- Well, so Neaton Totenberg reported at NPR that it has to do with some of the work that she did at Notre Dame with the plaintiffs in this case. And it really does make this even more fascinating because you could potentially have a 4-4 deadlock, which is unusual on the court. - Yeah. Stephen, I want you guys to listen to the liberal justice, Contagi Jackson Brown, arguing against religious charter schools.
So as I see it, it's not being denied a benefit that everyone else gets. It's being denied a benefit that no one else gets, which is the ability to establish a religious public school. There are Justice Katonji Brown Jackson. They're giving the opposite argument than we heard from Beth Stevens, right? And this is what this distinction seems to be. It's not semantic. Yeah.
Just looking at this case, it's really interesting because it seems to go right down the middle of what the First Amendment says about religion. You know, on the one side the government should not establish a religion, but the other, it should not permit the, or it should allow the free exercise of religion. So you can see where the argument comes from the religious school side, is that the government is not permitting the exercise of religion if it's banning public funds for a religious school.
It's going to be very interesting to see how this plays out because this case is about, obviously, Catholic schools. If there is somewhere in another state where-- and that would be a big win for the religious right. If this happens in another state where, for instance, a Muslim community wants to establish
religious-based school, would that have the same level of public support? Yes, this actually came up in Oklahoma itself. This is divisive among Republicans, and one of the things they said is, like, we're going to have to start saying yes to religious applications of all kinds. Brittany, can you talk about sort of just
hey, I should note, some blue states have already banned religious charter schools, right? And this Supreme Court decision could force them to reconsider that. But where does this stand in the school choice conversation? Absolutely. I think one thing to remember, too, is if this does get the go-ahead, is it will take money away from public schools. It will potentially lead to school closures if funds are
diverted enough away from Department of Education, typical public schools and sent into these charters, which
is in line with what some Republicans have wanted, especially as the ones who promote the school choice movement. And with the Republican Party, I always go back to the campaign trail and President Trump at the RNC. Many Republicans talked about how important it was to have charter schools and public-private options. Like, in this case, it's a religious school, but it really is that combination of
public tax dollars going to more privately run sort of institution i'm intrigued by all the implications of this not just if you think about how the white house is uh... trying to meddle in harvard right now the implications of taking government money state federal have radically changed under this administration uh... group chat stay with me there's a lot more to discuss coming up on c_n_n_ this morning kamala harris is weighing in on president trump's first hundred days back in the white house so let's talk about
the message that she is sending now. Plus, why Tesla's leadership is now denying a report that they were looking to replace Elon Musk as CEO. More from the group chat after this. - The Commerce Department released their new GDP report and turns out US economy is going into reverse. In fact, the Commerce Department released this statement.
The Trump administration is now playing defense after that GDP report that was less than stellar on Wednesday showing a shrinking economy kicking off his second term. But does this mean that the U.S. could be headed towards a recession?
If you remember the toilet paper shortages from COVID times, well, those are coming back. It's time to stock up for you and your family. Get foods that are going to last long, like freeze-dried food, beans, rice. Recessions make millionaires. The reason is, is just that everything is going to be on sale.
all right joining me now uh with this talk on the american economy is allison morrow she's a senior writer for cnn business um allison the reason why i wanted to bring you back is because we were talking about the threat of recession and i also remember covering the last president where we talked about a vibe session and it was like always this conversation about is it real is it not so first of all what do you hear when you hear like tick tockers right like people talking about this
Yeah, Adi, it is really, really hard to know whether we're in a recession, whether we're heading toward one. You know, part of it is semantics and technical economic analysis that gets done by a committee. You know, sometimes we don't know we were in a recession until we're out of it. So the unsatisfying answer is we don't really know right now. But one thing we do know is that the vibes are bad.
You had a great analogy about this. You were writing, I think it was in the newsletter, that you were saying when you think of the trade war, think of a summer storm rolling in. There's a flash of lightning, one, two, three, four, then a crash of thunder. Alison, you really leaned into this. And right now you say consumers are at the quiet pause in the middle. Can you talk about those threatening signals?
Absolutely. You know, we see a lot of economic data and sometimes that feels very remote to everyday consumers. Like, you know, you might still have a job. Your coffee and bagel in the morning still cost the same. There aren't shortages. You're not seeing empty store shelves. So maybe you're thinking like the media is completely blown this all out of proportion. And there's the reality is that
the lagging effects of trade it takes three or four weeks for a shipment to come from china to california for instance which is where a lot of our imports come and so you're not seeing the effects quite yet but it is happening in part because the
the steepest tariffs that the Trump administration has rolled out came out on April 2nd. And then there were heavier tariffs on April 9th. So as we get into May, it's going to start showing up more and more on store shelves and consumers are going to start seeing more effects of it. Like I said, we're in that kind of quiet middle where you're just in anticipation and waiting for the thunder.
You know, Peter Navarro, who obviously in the White House was talking about these latest GDP numbers. And he's like, actually, they're pretty good. This was the best negative print, as they say in the trade for GDP I've ever seen in my life. It really should be very positive news for America.
Allison, I have to read one more quote to you from Barstool's sports president, Dave Portnoy, noted Trump supporter who said, what's that old expression? Don't piss down my back and tell me it's raining. Well, that applies here. The stock market is a direct reflection of Trump's first 100 days in office. Can you talk about how the White House is talking about these numbers? Are they spinning them? Do they have a fair point in the way they're describing it? What do you hear? So,
I think it all depends on what your goal is. And the White House has made clear its goal is this massive upheaval of global supply chains to reshore big industries onto U.S. soil. So you can take the White House rhetoric for what that is, and that is their goal.
And there is an argument that these GDP numbers are not quite as bad as they seem. Yes, we did contract growth in the first quarter. And a lot of that has to do with businesses are front running the tariffs. They're trying to get their shipments in ahead of when they normally would. So that trade data kind of looks skewed. And so it might look worse than it really is.
However, there's no kind of getting around that businesses are saying very, very clearly, we have no idea how to plan our business. And it's having a real effect on how they make hiring decisions, how they build their inventories. And we're seeing that volatility play out in the stock market, obviously.
That's Alison Morrow, senior writer for CNN Business. Thank you for joining us on CNN this morning. And I actually want to offer a quick programming note because CNN's Erin Burnett is going to interview Mary Barra, the CEO of General Motors, to talk about how Detroit is responding to the president's tariffs. That's going to be at 8 a.m. Eastern right here on CNN.
Okay, eight minutes to the top of the hour. Here's your morning roundup. Some of the stories I want you to know to get your day going. So Tesla now denying an earlier report that it was looking into replacing Elon Musk as CEO. The Wall Street Journal said the company's board reached out to executive search firms in March about getting a new leader. They cited unnamed sources. Well, Musk has said he is looking to downsize his role in government soon. They say I wear a lot of hats.
During this week's cabinet meeting, the president thanked Musk for his work in Doge. Onto another tech giant, Apple. A federal judge says it violated a court order requiring it to allow more competition for downloads from its app store. This was part of an ongoing antitrust battle with Fortnite maker Epic Games. Apple says it will comply with the court's order. It will also appeal. Epic called this a victory for developers.
Republicans say no to a car tax after all. They had floated the idea of an annual $20 fee for vehicles, even more for hybrids and EVs. It was rejected after enough conservatives actually pushed back, arguing gas vehicles shouldn't be included.
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Finally, Kamala Harris is speaking out. She's got a message 100 days into the Trump presidency. So she was speaking at a benefit in San Francisco last night. She warned of a potential constitutional crisis. Instead of an administration working to advance America's highest ideals, we are witnessing the wholesale abandonment of those ideals.
Group chat is back. I won't call it a comeback. And she didn't quite say, I told you so, but the energy was there. I don't know who checked into it last night, but there's been a lot of people talking about her political future. What are you hearing? You know, I think it's a question of who the speech was for.
right was it for californians who or donors in san francisco san francisco right as she potentially mounts a bid for governor is it for disaffected democrats all over the country because she's thinking about uh 2028 we'll have to see one thing we know though is that she's not going to run if she decides to run for president she should likely have some competition this time just look at all
All of the, you know, all of the potential 2028ers that are out there throwing messages. I was thinking of another speech giver, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, because he has been out there talking a lot and he gave kind of like a big rousing thing a few days ago. Here's some of that.
It's time to fight. Everybody has to get up, stand up, speak out, show up. And if you can't go somewhere to do that, well, go online and make sure you're speaking up and showing up online.
That speech seems to be a little bit more in tune with the vibe of where many Democrats are now than the former vice president's speech. Oh, Chris Gomes. Yeah, yeah. Because it was a little more of a fight. Yeah, and there were a lot of Democrats who believed there wasn't enough fight in last year's election
uh... so that perhaps is a speech that's more looking forward and suggesting some freshness in a pet potential future candidacy the the argument about ideals in the constitution is a fair argument but
the one that most Democrats want to be making. - Yeah, I mean, but she is talking about things that people are worried about in the party, Trump and the courts, for example, right? She had a lot to say about that. And then she also talked about the idea about fear and fear being contagious, which I don't think is sort of like out of line with some of the things we've talked about the last couple of days. - We all know President Trump and his administration and their allies
are counting on the notion that fear can be contagious. They are counting on the notion that if they make some people afraid, it will have a chilling effect on others. But what they're overlooking, what they have overlooked, is that fear is not the only thing that's contagious. Courage is contagious. Courage.
That message is very similar to her closing argument on the campaign. And delivered similarly. And delivered similarly. And I think that's a good mark for consistency. But I don't know if that is exactly, to your point, what the Democratic Party is searching for right now. Especially right now when they're messing with things like being dark woke and should we swear more? There seems to be this idea that you need to have a counter. Yeah.
not vulgarity, but certainly a counter energy. And counter policy. You think so? I think a critique was that there's not enough, you know, concrete there to argue on or to fight on. You know, what is your pitch and your counter message? And it's, you know, not necessarily always appropriate to do that in a donor speech. Especially when we don't know the audience. Exactly. Okay, what are you guys keeping an eye
eye on in the days ahead. Brittany, I know you're reporting a lot for Axios. What are you looking for? Absolutely. I'll be following the next steps and progressions in the case of the Palestinian protest leader from Columbia University who was just freed on bond in Vermont. And the judge called the case chilling.
It's a bit of a dramatic case. This student has been living legally in the US for 10 years, was in the last stages of his citizenship application and then was... And will still be fighting that. Exactly. Stephen, what about you? Two big elections today in the UK, local elections. Nigel Farage, Trump's friend, could begin to shatter the two-party system. Australia this weekend has a general election. It's another case like Canada where
A backlash against Trump could harm the right-wing candidate, Peter Dutton, the opposition leader, and re-elect the prime minister, who's more liberal, Anthony Albanese. Oh, that is one to watch. Thank you, Stephen and Jackie. So the Bernie Sanders Roadshow goes to Pennsylvania this weekend. It's fighting oligarchy, Jackie. Yes, indeed.
It'll be in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in Northampton County. Really interesting place. It went Trump, Biden, Trump. So we'll see who shows up there. Should be interesting. Very nice. Very nice. Well, I want to say thanks to the group chat. I want to thank you for waking up with us. I'm Adi Cornish and CNN News Central starts right now.
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