Brian Schwartz

You name it, China particularly. That's a big one. But at the same time, according to the president, these people didn't necessarily go as far as saying, please don't do this. It was more of, hey, we have some issues with this. We are, according to the president, we're going to build more here. We're going to invest more into the United States.

You name it, China particularly. That's a big one. But at the same time, according to the president, these people didn't necessarily go as far as saying, please don't do this. It was more of, hey, we have some issues with this. We are, according to the president, we're going to build more here. We're going to invest more into the United States.

You name it, China particularly. That's a big one. But at the same time, according to the president, these people didn't necessarily go as far as saying, please don't do this. It was more of, hey, we have some issues with this. We are, according to the president, we're going to build more here. We're going to invest more into the United States.

And again, that's a critical difference than in the past administration because not only are there people not around him in the administration who are willing to take him on anymore, there aren't that many CEOs who are going into that White House and saying, you can't do this, pull the plug, don't go ahead.

And again, that's a critical difference than in the past administration because not only are there people not around him in the administration who are willing to take him on anymore, there aren't that many CEOs who are going into that White House and saying, you can't do this, pull the plug, don't go ahead.

And again, that's a critical difference than in the past administration because not only are there people not around him in the administration who are willing to take him on anymore, there aren't that many CEOs who are going into that White House and saying, you can't do this, pull the plug, don't go ahead.

They're trying to kind of meet him in the middle with this idea that they're moving ahead with some sort of product creation in the United States.

They're trying to kind of meet him in the middle with this idea that they're moving ahead with some sort of product creation in the United States.

They're trying to kind of meet him in the middle with this idea that they're moving ahead with some sort of product creation in the United States.

My view on this is that it is, in part, kind of a scattershot economic policy way of doing business. And what I mean by that is, if the president wakes up one morning and says, I want to do tariffs on Canada or Mexico, then this group of advisors is going to move with him to do that. And sometimes we've heard that

My view on this is that it is, in part, kind of a scattershot economic policy way of doing business. And what I mean by that is, if the president wakes up one morning and says, I want to do tariffs on Canada or Mexico, then this group of advisors is going to move with him to do that. And sometimes we've heard that

My view on this is that it is, in part, kind of a scattershot economic policy way of doing business. And what I mean by that is, if the president wakes up one morning and says, I want to do tariffs on Canada or Mexico, then this group of advisors is going to move with him to do that. And sometimes we've heard that

And amidst this, advisors are kind of not always in the loop on every single thing that's going on in that White House. There are some warnings before announcements are made, don't get me wrong. But then there's some things where there isn't really a unified message all the time, at least in my view, on the really kind of precarious steps on moving ahead with tariffs in particular.

And amidst this, advisors are kind of not always in the loop on every single thing that's going on in that White House. There are some warnings before announcements are made, don't get me wrong. But then there's some things where there isn't really a unified message all the time, at least in my view, on the really kind of precarious steps on moving ahead with tariffs in particular.

And amidst this, advisors are kind of not always in the loop on every single thing that's going on in that White House. There are some warnings before announcements are made, don't get me wrong. But then there's some things where there isn't really a unified message all the time, at least in my view, on the really kind of precarious steps on moving ahead with tariffs in particular.

Yes, that's right. The biggest difference from the Trump second go around and Trump's first term, particularly with trade, is there is no one around anymore to tell him, Mr. President, this may not be such a great idea. Here's why. Yes, they talk to him about the impact. a set of tariffs could have on the markets. But no one is saying, at least from our reporting, don't do this.

Yes, that's right. The biggest difference from the Trump second go around and Trump's first term, particularly with trade, is there is no one around anymore to tell him, Mr. President, this may not be such a great idea. Here's why. Yes, they talk to him about the impact. a set of tariffs could have on the markets. But no one is saying, at least from our reporting, don't do this.

Yes, that's right. The biggest difference from the Trump second go around and Trump's first term, particularly with trade, is there is no one around anymore to tell him, Mr. President, this may not be such a great idea. Here's why. Yes, they talk to him about the impact. a set of tariffs could have on the markets. But no one is saying, at least from our reporting, don't do this.

And I think that's really kind of an important point, right? Because if there's no one around as a counter voice to what the president is saying, then all of these guys have to follow everything he's doing. And so anyone in the Republican Party who privately wants this to stop, it's unlikely any of this is really going to change course at this time.

And I think that's really kind of an important point, right? Because if there's no one around as a counter voice to what the president is saying, then all of these guys have to follow everything he's doing. And so anyone in the Republican Party who privately wants this to stop, it's unlikely any of this is really going to change course at this time.