Hello, this is a special episode of AmeriCast,
our mini-series looking at five ways that Donald Trump has changed America and the world in the last hundred days
since he returned to the White House.
And today we're talking about a monumental change, sparked entirely by Donald Trump,
with huge lasting consequences for America and the global economy.
AmeriCast.
AmeriCast from BBC News.
April 2nd, 2025 will forever be remembered as the day American industry was reborn,
the day America's destiny was reclaimed, and the day that we began to make America wealthy again.
We're going to make it wealthy, good and wealthy.
I'm Matt Jolly in the AmeriCast studio in London.
And Justin Webb also in the worldwide headquarters of AmeriCast, as we call it, Matt, in London.
And I'm Sarah Smith in our BBC bureau in Washington, DC.
So, inevitably, we've got to talk about the economy.
We'll end up talking about tariffs.
But, you know, we've talked an awful lot about the impact of it around the world.
But let's look at what is actually happening in the US.
Let's hear from a real American.
This is Sarah Wells, who runs a small business in Virginia, making bags.
I was actually bringing over some goods from China, and in the midst of shipping those over here,