Vaughn Hilliard

Do we have any sense of what that is? Well, the president himself said this was not going to be a negotiating tactic until today. He said it was a negotiating tactic.

Do we have any sense of what that is? Well, the president himself said this was not going to be a negotiating tactic until today. He said it was a negotiating tactic.

And this is where the administration has struggled to articulate what the actual purpose is of these tariffs at a time in which there are millions of Americans who are looking at their retirement accounts, questioning the direction that whether they're going to have the means to continue on in this fashion. But then you also have the likes of when you're talking about some of these farmers who

And this is where the administration has struggled to articulate what the actual purpose is of these tariffs at a time in which there are millions of Americans who are looking at their retirement accounts, questioning the direction that whether they're going to have the means to continue on in this fashion. But then you also have the likes of when you're talking about some of these farmers who

who were questioning what crops that they're currently seeding here in these weeks ahead. Where are those export markets going to be? If you take corn, for instance, about 30% of corn is exported overseas, about 25% of pork. And these are folks, right? They're not just out there planting, but they're out

who were questioning what crops that they're currently seeding here in these weeks ahead. Where are those export markets going to be? If you take corn, for instance, about 30% of corn is exported overseas, about 25% of pork. And these are folks, right? They're not just out there planting, but they're out

They're actually going overseas and actually making these trading partners themselves, finding those export markets. And they're questioning not just this fall, but long term. Is China going to turn to Brazil for corn instead? I think those are the questions that the administration to this day has still been unable to answer.

They're actually going overseas and actually making these trading partners themselves, finding those export markets. And they're questioning not just this fall, but long term. Is China going to turn to Brazil for corn instead? I think those are the questions that the administration to this day has still been unable to answer.

And I think it's important to know who is actually having this conversation in the Oval Office. We cannot move away from the point. that while he was preparing to make these Rose Garden remarks yesterday, it was Laura Loomer who was there inside of the Oval Office with him. And why is that important? Because she is a preeminent conspiracy theorist who has no regard for basic facts and the truth.

And I think it's important to know who is actually having this conversation in the Oval Office. We cannot move away from the point. that while he was preparing to make these Rose Garden remarks yesterday, it was Laura Loomer who was there inside of the Oval Office with him. And why is that important? Because she is a preeminent conspiracy theorist who has no regard for basic facts and the truth.

And the fact that those, when we look at the history books at this moment, On April 2nd at the White House, the fact that such an announcement like that was made at the same time that Laura Loomer was in the Oval Office with him is striking.

And the fact that those, when we look at the history books at this moment, On April 2nd at the White House, the fact that such an announcement like that was made at the same time that Laura Loomer was in the Oval Office with him is striking.

And I think it goes to the fact that there are serious questions from economists about exactly what the endgame here is in how the president perceives his own economic policy and its impact on people.

And I think it goes to the fact that there are serious questions from economists about exactly what the endgame here is in how the president perceives his own economic policy and its impact on people.

No. And as opposed to the first administration, the likes of Dina Powell or Gary Cohn, who were there by the president's side. I think that's where it's important when you're looking at somebody like Susie Wiles, the chief of staff to the president of the United States. She was heralded as a successful campaign manager. You know why she was successful? Why Republicans loved Susie Wiles?

No. And as opposed to the first administration, the likes of Dina Powell or Gary Cohn, who were there by the president's side. I think that's where it's important when you're looking at somebody like Susie Wiles, the chief of staff to the president of the United States. She was heralded as a successful campaign manager. You know why she was successful? Why Republicans loved Susie Wiles?

Because she was not a true gatekeeper to Donald Trump. She allowed everybody to have his ear. And ultimately, Donald Trump ran his campaign. She is now the chief of staff. And what we are watching in these first two and a half months of this administration is yet again the full access to the president himself. And he is the one who is calling these shots.

Because she was not a true gatekeeper to Donald Trump. She allowed everybody to have his ear. And ultimately, Donald Trump ran his campaign. She is now the chief of staff. And what we are watching in these first two and a half months of this administration is yet again the full access to the president himself. And he is the one who is calling these shots.

And as he promised, he surrounded himself by people in this cabinet who knew what they were signing up for this go around. He was promising on the campaign trail tariffs on China of up to 60 percent. That is exactly what he's now implementing. And he had people like Howard Lutnick there at Madison Square Garden the week before the election on the stage celebrating those tariffs.

And as he promised, he surrounded himself by people in this cabinet who knew what they were signing up for this go around. He was promising on the campaign trail tariffs on China of up to 60 percent. That is exactly what he's now implementing. And he had people like Howard Lutnick there at Madison Square Garden the week before the election on the stage celebrating those tariffs.