For those who don�t spend their Sunday mornings glued to the television � and
their Sunday afternoons attempting to dig through a week�s worth of network
and cable news media spin � The Daily Wire has compiled a short summary of
what you may have missed.
After President Donald Trump�s Tuesday address before a joint session of
Congress and the Democrats� disruptive and childish behavior both during and
after that address, the focus on Sunday was clear: get past the ridiculous
antics of the past week and pivot to something � anything � that could
potentially be pinned on Trump.
For the most part, Democrats and media zeroed in on the looming threat of new
tariffs � which have once again been temporarily delayed � and the ensuing
fluctuations that rock the markets while uncertainty rules the day.
ABC News anchor Jonathan Karl kicked off Sunday�s broadcast of �This Week� by
framing the tariffs around that uncertainty and tying the market volatility
directly to President Trump�s policies.
�But on the issue that put Trump in the White House, Trump�s unrestrained and
erratic moves on tariffs this week sent the stock market tumbling and
triggered anxiety throughout an economy that he has promised to make better
for working-class Americans,� he said.
�It was whiplash week at the White House as President Trump unleashed his
favorite economic weapon,� Karl continued, laying out a scenario designed to
make viewers believe the chaos inflicted on the stock market had been
intentional.
�Trump�s unrestrained and erratic moves on tariffs this week sent
the stock market tumbling and triggered anxiety throughout an economy
that he has promised to make better for working-class Americans.�
@JonKarl breaks down the latest on Trump's tariffs:
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� This Week (@ThisWeekABC) March 9, 2025
Karl then brought in ABC Business and Tech correspondent Rebecca Jarvis to
back his play, and she laid out a similar argument: �When you look at what�s
happening inside of a single day on Wall Street, the gigantic volatility is
the kind that we haven�t seen since Russia initially invaded Ukraine, since
the pandemic � It�s a very headline-sensitive market.�
�When you look at what�s happening inside of a single day on Wall
Street, the gigantic volatility is the kind that we haven�t seen
since Russia initially invaded Ukraine, since the pandemic�It�s a
very headline-sensitive market.�@RebeccaJarvis reports:
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� This Week (@ThisWeekABC) March 9, 2025
Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) brushed off the Democrats� behavior � from the
shouting and cane-waving that got Rep. Al Green (D-TX) escorted from the
chamber at Trump�s address to Democrats singing �We Shall Overcome� when the
Republican-led House moved to censure Green � saying only that his party had
clearly lacked �a coordinated response� to the president.
�They�re destroying the economy � That�s where we need to keep the focus,�
Schiff insisted.
Democrats lacked �a coordinated response� to Pres. Trump�s joint
address to Congress and it was a �mistake,� Democratic Sen. Adam
Schiff tells @JonKarl.
"They're destroying the economy � That's where we need to keep the
focus."
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� This Week (@ThisWeekABC) March 9, 2025
Schiff went on to argue that the tariffs would cause lasting damage, adding,
�I talked to citrus farmers�who still haven�t recovered the market share they
lost during the first Trump administration with these tariff wars. I think
these broad, indiscriminate and on again, off again tariffs don�t help
anyone.�
�I talked to citrus farmers�who still haven't recovered the market
share they lost during the first Trump administration with these
tariff wars,� Sen. Schiff says.
"I think these broad, indiscriminate and on again, off again tariffs
don't help anyone.�
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� This Week (@ThisWeekABC) March 9, 2025
Trump economic adviser Kevin Hassett painted a different picture, however,
arguing that the tariffs were simply a tool employed to force the hands of
both Canada and Mexico to stop the flow of fentanyl across their respective
borders and into the United States.
�We launched a drug war, not a trade war � and it was part of a negotiation
to get Canada and Mexico to stop shipping fentanyl across our borders,� he
explained.
�We launched a drug war, not a trade war � and it was part of a
negotiation to get Canada and Mexico to stop shipping fentanyl
across our borders," Pres. Trump�s economic adviser Kevin Hassett
says of the administration�s tariffs.
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� This Week (@ThisWeekABC) March 9, 2025
On CBS News� �Face the Nation,� host Margaret Brennan brought in Canadian
Ambassador to the United States Kirsten Hillman to push back on the Trump
administrations� claims that the goal is to slow the flow of drugs �
particularly fentanyl.
Hillman said that Canada certainly took the threat of fentanyl seriously, but
noted that approximately 1% of the fentanyl coming into the United States
came across the northern border.
�Every ounce can kill families and people, so we�re taking it very
seriously,� she said.
"We take this very seriously," Canadian Ambassador to the U.S.
Kirsten Hillman says about fentanyl at the U.S.-Canada border,
which the Trump administration has cited as a top reason for
President Trump's tariffs.
She says less than 1% of fentanyl seized in the U.S. comes from�
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� Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) March 9, 2025
�Canadians feel under attack � under economic attack, and that is causing
some challenges for sure across Canadian society,� Hillman said, adding that
she believed that once Justin Trudeau left office, the nation�s new prime
minister �will prioritize trying to have a good and healthy and productive
relationship� with the United States.
"Canadians are frustrated with our neighbors," says Canadian
Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman, responding to President
Trump's tariffs and his talk of annexing Canada.
"Canadians feel under attack � under economic attack, and that is
causing some challenges for sure across� pic.twitter.com/pOdj2YhjRm
� Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) March 9, 2025
On NBC News� �Meet the Press,� anchor Kristen Welker brought in pollster
Steven Kornacki to highlight the tariff-induced volatility in the markets.
Steve Kornacki: How the economy is responding to Trump�s on-again,
off-again tariffs
https://t.co/sGotd0mUoH � Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) March 9, 2025
Welker also brought in Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who conceded that
the prices of foreign-made goods were likely to rise once tariffs were
implemented.
Commerce Sec. Lutnick says foreign goods may get 'more expensive'
with tariffs: Full interview
https://t.co/0yAU0wRkfa � Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) March 9, 2025
Despite that, Lutnick said that the American people should �absolutely not�
be bracing for another recession.
Americans should �absolutely not� brace for recession despite bank
warnings: Commerce secretary
https://t.co/KWEKyVp8ZK � Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) March 9, 2025
On CNN�s �State of the Union,� anchor Jake Tapper pressed Senator Rick Scott
(R-FL) on the impact of � and the strategy behind � the tariffs, and Scott
defended the Trump administration�s actions.
�There�s a coherent strategy. Stop taking advantage of American workers. Stop
sending fentanyl across our border � I think Donald Trump is doing what he
should,� Scott began, going on to say that the tariffs could also push
consumers toward products that were made in the United States. �We have got
to make this a fair system for the American worker.�
GOP @SenRickScott defends Trump�s tariff whiplash: �There's a
coherent strategy. Stop taking advantage of American workers. Stop
sending fentanyl across our border� I think Donald Trump is doing
what he should. We have got to make this a fair system for the
American worker.� pic.twitter.com/5EQODGpkfR
� State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) March 9, 2025
Over on MSNBC, former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki brought in
Chrystia Freeland, liberal candidate for Prime Minister of Canada, to discuss
the tariffs as well. Freeland boasted that, if elected, her plan was to
introduce retaliatory tariffs that specifically targeted Tesla CEO and DOGE
spearhead Elon Musk.
�As prime minister, I will fight back with dollar for dollar retaliatory
tariffs, and our retaliation is going to be surgically targeted � An example
measure I will put in place is 100% tariffs on Teslas. I think that should
get some attention in the White House,� she said.
.@cafreeland: �As prime minister, I will fight back with dollar for
dollar retaliatory tariffs, and our retaliation is going to be
surgically targeted� An example measure I will put in place is 100%
tariffs on Teslas. I think that should get some attention in the
White House.�� pic.twitter.com/XTlgtyy0kG
� Inside with Jen Psaki (@InsideWithPsaki) March 4, 2025
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Spin Cycle: Pay No Attention To Those Idiots In The Chamber, It's All About The Tariffs