Trump is testing the economy. Americans are nervous.

特朗普正在考验经济。美国人感到不安。

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2025-04-02

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Americans are feeling uneasy about the economy. Business Insider’s Emily Stewart describes why. New election results from Wisconsin and Florida provide indications to how voters are thinking about Trump and Elon Musk. NBC News and Politico have the details. Last week, Palestinians protested Hamas in Gaza. NPR’s Daniel Estrin explains the actions’ significance. Plus, the Justice Department is seeking the death penalty in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO, Cory Booker set a record for longest speech on the Senate floor, and how one man was mistakenly deported to El Salvador. Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.
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  • Good morning.

  • It's Wednesday, April 2nd.

  • I'm Shemitah Basu.

  • This is Apple News Today.

  • On today's show,

  • a trio of election results sends a warning sign to President Trump and the Republican Party.

  • A rare spate of protests in Gaza against Hamas's leadership.

  • And Senator Cory Booker breaks the record for longest ever Senate floor speech.

  • but first, today,

  • President Trump will hold an event in the Rose Garden where he'll detail plans for his next batch of tariffs.

  • Now, Trump is no stranger to proposing, delaying, enacting and even dropping tariffs.

  • As of March 21, tariffs were placed on roughly $800 billion worth of goods,

  • with many countries, including several of our allies, imposing their own tariffs back at us.

  • Taken altogether,

  • economists say there's little doubt consumer prices will go up and could even lead us into a recession.

  • A lot of Americans are nervous about a lot of things in the economy.

  • That's Business Insider's Emily Stewart.

  • If there is one word that I think kind of describes the moment, it is uncertainty, right?

  • People are nervous about what's going to happen in the future.

  • They're nervous about inflation.