Is Trump going back on his economic promises?

特朗普是否会违背他的经济承诺?

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2025-05-09

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Why President Donald Trump’s messaging has shifted from economic prosperity to austerity. Will voters tolerate economic pain from Trump’s tariffs? Senior politics reporter Aaron Blake talks with The Post’s senior political correspondent Naftali Bendavid and White House correspondent Michael Birnbaum about Trump’s inconsistent messaging on the economy and foreign policy this week. Beyond tariffs, they discuss how foreign leaders are responding to Trump on Ukraine and immigration.  Today’s show was produced by Rennie Svirnovskiy. It was edited by Lucy Perkins and Sean Sullivan and mixed by Sam Bair.  Subscribe to The Washington Post here.
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  • So I was wondering if you guys have been following the conclave at all.

  • I mean, I watched the movie.

  • I was referring to a different conclave.

  • This one does not involve Stanley Tucci.

  • Aren't the cardinals watching the conclave to figure out what they need to do?

  • Like the movie?

  • Yeah, like the movie.

  • As a political nerd and somebody who loves elections,

  • I would really like to have a window into what happens in that room.

  • I don't need like... I don't need a video camera in the Sistine Chapel for this.

  • What I do need is just like a tally of the votes and how they progress over time.

  • And I want to see the factions and how they shift.

  • So if you're listening, Catholic Church, I want to see the vote tallies.

  • 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, May 8th.

  • I'm joined this week by senior political correspondent Neftali Ben-David.

  • Hey, Neftali.

  • Hey, thanks for having me.

  • And we're also here with Michael Birnbaum,