What’s Behind President Trump’s Trade Agenda
May 02, 2025•14 min
Episode description
P.M. Edition for May 2. President Trump wants to establish near absolute American power over global trade rules, with Trump personally at the center of it all. WSJ reporter Gavin Bade discusses the administration’s strategy—and the risks that come with it. And Harvard's president fights back against Trump’s threat to revoke its tax-exempt status, saying any such move would be "highly illegal." Plus, the U.S. added 177,000 jobs in April despite tariff uncertainty. Chief economics commentator Greg Ip discusses whether such gains can last. Pierre Bienaimé hosts.
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