President Trump says he is sticking by his tariffs while the stock market plummets and the DOW slides an additional 350 points. Then, a look at how business leaders and Republicans in Congress are responding to the economic chaos. And, a discussion with the small business CEO who is the first to bring a lawsuit against the White House over the President's tariffs. Susan Glasser, Bharat Ramamurti, Ron Insana, Charlotte Howard, Teddy Schliefer, and Emily Ley join The 11th Hour.
Wall Street is on edge hours before Trump's newest round of tariffs is set to go in effect. And, a look at the strategy behind Trump’s economic policy and the White House's plans to pass tax cuts by the summer. Plus, a conversation with author Michael Lewis on the importance of federal workers who are now being targeted by DOGE. Jeff Mason, Gillian Tett, David Gura, and Michael Lewis join the 11th Hour.
Trump backs down on sweeping global tarrifs. What caused him to reverse course? Plus, next steps for these tariff "negotiations" the White House is talking about. And, Trump's executive order to review two former administration officals who criticized him. Allan Smith, Philip Bump, Brendan Greeley, and Dan Nathan join The 11th Hour.
The White House confirmed even higher tariffs on all Chinese imports. Plus, what the escalating conflict between two of the largest economies in the world means for Americans. And, the Supreme Court orders the Trump administration to "facilitate" the return of the Maryland father wrongly deported to EL Salvador. Peter Baker, Leigh Ann Caldwell, Sam Stein, Bill Cohan, Barry Ritholtz, Dan Osborn, and Ryan Holiday join The 11th Hour.
Our Nightcap roundtable takes a look at a week of economic chaos from Trump’s tariff plan. Then, how the rest of the globe is watching and reacting to White House policy. And, why the President's economic policies have lacked pushback from Republicans in Congress. Paul Rieckhoff, Molly Jong-Fast, Tim O’Brien, and Ali Velshi join The 11th Hour.