The Chuck ToddCast
Trump Won’t Recover From Disastrous Tariffs + Will Congress Take Tariff Power From Trump?
07 Apr 2025
On this episode of The Chuck ToddCast, Chuck explores why America is undergoing a major political realignment, and why President Donald Trump’s approval rating may never recover following the disastrous rollout of sweeping tariffs.Later, Republican Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) joins the show to discuss the impact of those tariffs on his constituents in Omaha and whether Congress could move to limit the president’s tariff powers. They also talk about the need for moral clarity from the U.S. in the Russia-Ukraine war and why abandoning the global order that has benefited America for the past 80 years is a mistake.Rep. Bacon shares his deep concerns about the recent firing of top military and intelligence officials, and they debate whether one—or both—of America's political parties could be headed for a split.Finally, in the “Ask Chuck” segment, Chuck responds to a listener question about Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez outpolling Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer in New York—and whether Democrats should rethink their strategy as a result.Timeline:0:00 Introduction3:15 We’re in the middle of a political realignment6:00 What if America was a 4 party system?10:30 Tariffs are Trump’s Afghanistan withdrawal - He won’t recover from it*16:15 Could the turbulence from the tariff destruction fracture the R party? 17:04 Rep. Don Bacon joins the show!19:42 How will tariffs negatively impact 21:38 Did the White House notify congress before imposing the tariffs?22:45 What is the goal of the tariffs?26:11 Will congress take its tariff power back from Trump?31:42 We need moral clarity in the Russia/Ukraine war34:11 Does Trump have a mobster mentality when it comes to geopolitics?36:27 The last 80 years have been great for America. Why do people think otherwise?38:30 Lack of official US government response to the crisis of democracy in Turkey41:28 Does Rep. Bacon consult with his wealthiest constituent, Warren Buffet?44:02 Concern about firing top military leaders and Laura Loomer’s influence 48:59 Could we see a fracture in one or both political parties?55:00 Chuck’s thoughts on interview with Rep. Bacon and potential cracks in both of America’s political parties57:30 “Ask Chuck” - Does the latest poll showing AOC beating Chuck Schumer by 19 points could cause a change in direction or strategy for the Democrats?(Timestamps may vary based on advertisements)
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Hello there from Washington and the DMV, as we like to call it, which is not the Division of Motor Vehicles. When we say DMV in D.C., we actually mean District, Maryland, and Virginia. But I'll admit, every time I hear the words DMV, even I, for a second, wonder if I'm talking about the Department of Motor Vehicles But I am coming to you from inside the Beltway.
And coming up, I have a fascinating conversation with Don Bacon. He's a Republican congressman from Nebraska. He's from that congressional district that is very swingy. Nebraska is one of the few states that allows congressional districts to be split. I have a feeling the state of Nebraska is likely to get rid of that rule coming up. And if they do, Maine will likely do the same. But we shall see.
But that Omaha district has gone blue, I think, the last... A few times. So we've had these split decisions out of there, but they have voted simultaneously for president and they've elected Don Bacon, a Republican, to Congress.
And I really think it does sort of tell you a lot about Omaha in general and sort of where, you know, where there's different wings, if you will, of the Republican Party these days, because I think when you see a guy like Don Bacon get elected and.
and you see Democrats carried in a presidential, I think it tells you what type of Republicanism they don't like, because this is a Republican leaning area in general. This is certainly Omaha itself is a 50-50 place. The city for years, they've gone back and forth, Democratic mayors, Republican mayors. It's always been a swing area of the state, but generally it leans pretty Republican.
But I think what you see here is what I find interesting here is something that I think
You know, this this fight that we're going to see inside the Republican Party over tariffs and this fight that I think we're now, which may end up accelerating a larger fight about national security, because in many ways, Donald Trump, I think whether he means to or not, certainly is the leader of a new version of the Republican Party or arguably an older version of a Republican Party.
That goes that dates itself back to the late 19th century, early 20th century. And back then, the Republican Party was a very protectionist party. Of course, the party of being the party of business, it actually was very logical why back then business wanted protection. because back then we didn't have air cargo travel.
Back then we had, you know, so American businesses wanted to be one of their businesses protected, if you would, from outside influence, outside exports. And so it made a lot of sense that the Republican Party, being the party of business back then, would be in favor of tariffs back then. Ironically, I think today's
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