About this episode

The episode discusses the nuanced economic impact of Trump's tariffs and the potential revival of US manufacturing amidst ongoing challenges.

It’s now been one year since Donald Trump’s sweeping attempt at global tariffs, and the economic fallout has been more nuanced than either critics or supporters predicted. On this episode of the Trumponomics podcast, host Stephanie Flanders speaks with Anna Wong of Bloomberg Economics and Oren Cass of the conservative think tank American Compass about a US economy that, in many respects, has proven unexpectedly resilient. Growth hasn’t collapsed, inflation hasn’t spiked and the president’s April 2025 tariffs (most of which were struck down in February by the Supreme Court) generated substantial federal revenue. The debate now centers on whether it will make a difference when it comes to Trump’s stated goal: reviving US manufacturing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Stephanie Flanders

Guests: Anna Wong, Oren Cass

Topics covered

• tariffs
• US manufacturing
• economic resilience
• inflation
• federal revenue
• Trump administration

Keywords

• Trump tariffs
• US economy
• manufacturing
• inflation
• economic growth
• federal revenue
• Iran War

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bloomberg Economics, American Compass

Places: US

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