Episode description

What Trump’s inauguration lacked in tariffs, it made up for in egregious salutes. The Pointer’s San Grewal joins to critique the Canadian coverage of Trump’s negotiation tactics, and unpack Elon Musk’s dog-whistling antics. 

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Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Sam Konnert (Fact Check), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)

Guest: San Grewal

Further reading: 

• Braid: Hopes raised for long pause in Trump tariffs, then brutally dashed
• Opinion: What if Trump’s tariffs are non-negotiable? - The Globe and Mail 
• Elon Musk responds to backlash over gesture at Donald Trump rally - BBC
• The Breakdown AB thread [Bluesky]
• Canada's immigration department cutting roughly 3,300 jobs over 3 years | CBC News  

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