What Trump’s tariff whiplash unleashed

特朗普关税冲击波释放了什么

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2025-04-11

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Unpacking the political fallout from President Donald Trump’s pause on tariffs.
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  • So, you guys might or might not have seen, but there was a surprise guest in the Ophel office on Wednesday.

  • It was Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, who you might know as a Democrat.

  • The appearance did not turn out so well for her.

  • It turned out she was standing there as Trump was not only talking about rigged elections,

  • but was also signing executive orders that were targeting his political opponents.

  • Guys, I wondered, have you seen the photo of Whitmer standing in the Ophel office looking,

  • I think it's fair to say, not terribly comfortable?

  • I can.

  • It looks like she's regretting some life choices.

  • That's exactly the way I thought about it.

  • It kind of reminds me of that meme of Homer Simpson shrinking into the shrubs.

  • Shrinking into the hedge, yeah.

  • That is the real life version of that.

  • I should emphasize that a spokesperson for Whitmer said that she was, quote,

  • surprised that she was brought into the Ophel office during the press conference,

  • and that, quote, her presence is not an endorsement of the actions or statements made at the event.

  • From the newsroom of the Washington Post, this is Post Reports.

  • I'm Aaron Blake, Senior Politics Reporter and host of the Post Reports Weekly Politics Roundtable.

  • It's Thursday, April 10th.

  • I'm joined this week by Global Economics Correspondent David Lynch.