It's unclear what Trump's latest tariffs liberate us from. Tariffs can be good policy when done right, but this latest round is scrambling America's alliances and economy. This episode was produced by Devan Schwartz and Gabrielle Berbey, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Amanda Lewellyn, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Andrea Kristinsdottir, and hosted by Noel King. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast Support Today, Explained by becoming a Vox Member today: http://www.vox.com/members President Donald Trump after signing executive orders imposing tariffs during the “Make America Wealthy Again” event in the White House Rose Garden. Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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April 2nd, 2025 will forever be remembered as the day American industry was reborn, the day America's destiny was reclaimed, and the day that we began to make America wealthy again. It was Liberation Day.
April 3rd, the day after, won't be remembered, if we're being honest, although there was some notable news. The stock market fell freely and precipitously. People panic bought everything from cars to wine to almonds. And those were just the texts that I got. CEOs lost their minds.
But honestly, this is just a disaster. of idiocy that I can't even tell you beyond proportions. In technicolor. Lower prices. That's the whole reason that this is set up the way it is.
And America's allies, Mos Def, got on a call with China. Today on Today Explained, we celebrate our day after Liberation Day.
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