After President Donald Trump announced 25 percent tariffs on most goods from Canada and Mexico and 10 percent tariffs on China, he unleashed some angry, ranting tweets about the move, with his ire at Canada growing particularly unsettling. This comes amid new indications that many Republicans are suffering high “anxiety” about Trump’s presidency. So what is the likelihood that Trump’s allies in the GOP and the corporate world will step up and challenge this madness? We talked to Cathy Young, a staff writer at The Bulwark who’s written on these issues, about why the very fact that Trump seems so unhinged and unshackled could lead them to muzzle themselves—and why that makes this moment more perilous. Listen to this episode here. A transcript is here.
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Trump’s Rage at Canada Gets Darker as GOPers Admit to Rising “Anxiety”
As Trump defends his new tariffs in several angry rants, a writer who closely tracks the GOP and MAGA argues that Republicans and corporate leaders need to overcome their terror of Trump and speak out.
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