WASHINGTON (AP) — Not even 24 hours after his party lost a key Wisconsin race and underperformed in Florida, President Donald Trump followed the playbook that has defined his political career: He doubled down.
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Live” cast member James Austin Johnson returned as Donald Trump during the latest episode’s cold open to give his version of the president’s recent “Liberation Day” tariff announcement.
Donald Trump imposed a 25% tariff on foreign-made cars as part of his economic plan to "supercharge" the US economy.
The massive tariffs that President Donald Trump announced for dozens of trading partners Wednesday were pitched as “reciprocal,” simply aiming to match the tariffs other countries charge the United States.
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Live takes aim at Trump;s tariffs and Tesla backlash in wild cold open, coining “MAGDA" – Make America Great Depression Again – and unveiling a self-vandalizing Tesla.
The sweeping tariff increases of the 1930 Smoot-Hawley Act, widely seen as exacerbating the Great Depression, were soon revisited after a change of government but still “took decades to unwind”, Irwin noted.
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The NCLA ’s lawsuit, filed in Florida on April 3rd, does not quarrel with Mr Trump’s declaration of a national emergency concerning fentanyl. But it argues that the IEEPA “does not even mention tariffs” and notes that “no previous president” has turned to the statute to introduce tariffs in its nearly five-decade history.
The New Civil Liberties Alliance, a legal nonprofit, has filed a complaint on behalf of a small stationery company in Florida.
These tariffs have already become highly controversial, with many Trump voters admitting they're feeling the negative impact and are questioning their support of Trump. Here's what MAGA voters are saying over on the r/LeopardsAteMyFace subreddit.