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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | May 8th, 2025: Trump Announces First Trade Deal Ahead Of Critical China Summit & Violent Antisemitic Protests Return To Columbia University
08 May 2025
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, President Donald Trump inks a new trade deal with Britain, the first major agreement reached since announcing his plans to impose sweeping reciprocal tariffs on U.S. trading partners. The announcement comes just ahead of pivotal talks between the U.S. and China set to take place in Geneva this weekend. Later in the show—violent, antisemitic protests have returned to Columbia University, where police arrested dozens of students Wednesday night after they seized the school's main library in one of the largest and most chaotic demonstrations since last year’s pro-Palestinian campus uprisings. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President’s Daily Brief by visiting PDBPremium.com. Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief. YouTube: youtube.com/@presidentsdailybrief Lean: Visit https://TakeLean.com & use code pb20 for 20% off Birch Gold: Text PDB to 989898 and get your free info kit on gold True Classic: Upgrade your wardrobe and save on @trueclassic at trueclassic.com/PDB ! #trueclassicpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Es ist Donnerstag, der 8. Mai. Willkommen bei der PDB-Afternoon Bulletin. Ich bin Mike Baker, eure Augen und Ohren auf der Welt-Stage. Okay, lasst uns kurz reden. Erstens. Präsident Trump verabschiedet einen neuen Handelsvertrag mit Britannien. Der erste große Vertrag hat er erreicht, seit er seine Pläne an den US-Tradingpartnern vorgelegt hat, reizende Tarife aufzunehmen.
Die Erkennung kommt kurz vor den pivoten Gesprächen zwischen den USA und China, die diese Woche in Geneva stattfinden werden.
Later in the show, violent anti-Semitic protests have returned to Columbia University, where police arrested dozens of students Wednesday night after they seized the school's main library in one of the largest and most chaotic demonstrations since last year's pro-Palestinian campus uprisings.
You have to ask, are these protests that spring up on campuses, are they just grassroots spontaneous events or are there national and international organizations behind them that provide funding and communications and logistical support? Really? You have to ask? I mean, is the Pope Catholic? Ooh, speaking of which, we have a new Pope. We'll cover that in detail in tomorrow morning's PDB.
Alright, let's jump into today's afternoon spotlight. We'll begin with a major economic update, as President Trump inks what he called a, quote, breakthrough trade agreement with the United Kingdom, the first major deal reached since the President triggered a global trade war through his sweeping tariff agenda.
The agreement, announced Thursday morning, establishes a new framework for trade between the US and the UK, though the deal is not yet finalized, with officials saying the finer details will be worked out in the coming weeks.
The trade deal will leave in place a 10% US baseline tariff on British imports, while the UK will lower its baseline tariffs on US goods from 5.1% to 1.8%, according to a report from Reuters. The US will also drop import taxes on British steel and aluminum or aluminium from 25% to zero and reduce the 27.5% tariff on British automobiles to 10% for a quota of 100,000 vehicles.
That's almost the exact number of cars exported by Britain to the US last year. Britain in turn has agreed to drop tariffs on some $700 million in US ethanol imports from 19% to 0% in a major win for the agricultural sector. They also agreed to increase market access for some $250 million worth of US beef, poultry and other farm products, as well as soft drinks, cereal and other goods.
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