Lemon LIVE at 5 | Markets in Chaos, Trump in Retaliation Mode - April 10th, 2025
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
My team thought I wouldn't do this. You saw what the thumbnail says.
What a fool believes. He says the unwise man has the power.
What is going on with this madness? This fool is like he's ruining the country. Make America anxious again. Make America grumpy again. That's what MAGA is. Unbelievable. Welcome to Lemon Live at 5. You can see what kind of move Don can say. No. He came from somewhere back in a long ago. Yeah. I've been thinking about that, and I said, why don't we do What a Fool Believes, because that's exactly what it is. Okay, so The Art of the Blink. Welcome to Lemon Live at 5. Make sure you hit the thumbs up. Make sure you hit the like, because it affects the algorithm. More people become aware of our channel here. I used to say our little channel. Now it's a big channel. So, you know, take a bow, Lemonheads. So thank you.
And our membership link is at the top of the chat. We have two great guests today. You're going to love. Friends of the show, friends of mine. Okay? The Art of the Blink. That's what we're going to be talking about today. Make no mistake about it. Donald Trump blinked. Donald Trump caved. Donald Trump panicked. They may be trying to spin it. They're telling you, oh, you didn't see that. You didn't hear that. This was the plan all along. The art of the blink. And look, look is up there. See the guy's name in the middle next to between William or Bill Kristol and Jim Swift. Well, that'll give you a hint about what who our guest is. OK, so if you take a look, I'll tell you later. OK, so quoting here from one Mr. Andrew Edgar over at the Bulwark, the unstoppable force of crashing markets versus the immovable object of Donald Trump's belief in the power of tariffs.
For days, everyone's been wondering which would win. Well, yesterday we got the answer. Trump's plenty stubborn. But he blinked first. He certainly, certainly did, Thor. Political and economic realities can still be devastating enough to push even Donald Trump off of his chosen course. This is a tiny calm patch in a raging river of shit. I agree. And yet, everyone, and yet markets were still an absolute mess today. Everyone was like, oh, my gosh, yesterday. Now, you can go look on my social media. There's a clip from the show yesterday where I said, hold your horses. This is only temporary. Watch what happens. The markets are still going to go down. Donald Trump is going to do something erratic. It's just, and I'm old.
Old people be knowing. Okay, the Dow closed down over 1,000 points. The S&P lost 3.5, the NASDAQ 4.3. Because, of course, we're still in the middle of a massive trade war with China and with other folks. Remember, because it's only 10%. I mean, they still have 10% tariffs, so it's not good. So where the hell do we go from here? Much to discuss. Fortunately, two brilliant guests here. Mr. Andrew Eggers here himself. He is the White House correspondent for The Bulwark and a good friend of the show. And Tara Setmeyer, the co-founder and CEO of the Seneca Project. Of course, you know her. She's a contributor to this channel as a host of the Setmeyer Sound Office. Did you hear that, Tara?
I did.
I'm just kidding. I'm not playing favorites. I'm just saying. Okay, so how are you guys doing?
How's your retirement, Tara Setmeyer? I mean, what retirement? That's what I'm saying. How's your 101K? This is all a mess. I just first have to say that your intro was a combination between coming to America, she's your queen to be, and like Michael McDonald yacht rock. I'm here for it, though.
How did Trump's tariff threats trigger this market meltdown?
I love me some yacht rock and some coming from America.
I made Marcel go with me to see Kenny Loggins two years ago live at Wolf Trap. And he was reluctant at first. And I was like, you know you like Kenny Loggins. And guess what? He was jamming to Kenny Loggins because he sings Footloose for karaoke. So Yacht Rock is great. Anyway.
I love the Kenny Loggins. One of the best voices ever. Him and Michael McDonald.
And Christopher Cross is on tour. And they're coming to the D.C. area this summer. And trust our tickets will get bought the first day they go on.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:13–4:07
2
How did Trump's tariff threats trigger this market meltdown?
4:07–10:45
3
Which White House figures are scrambling to manage the trade chaos?
10:45–30:53
4
How did Elon Musk and Peter Navarro publicly clash over trade policy?
30:53–1:01:51
5
Why did markets respond sharply even after Trump appeared to back off?
1:01:51–1:02:10