Good morning. It's Friday, August 1st.
I'm Gideon Resnick in for Shamita Basu.
This is Apple News Today.
On today's show, how one of Trump's former personal lawyers got the role of a lifetime,
a drug more potent than fentanyl is spreading through Europe,
and why a newborn in Ohio has been called the world's oldest baby.
But first, late last night,
President Trump announced sweeping new tariffs on more than 60 countries that will largely take effect next Thursday.
The minimum was set at 10%, but it's at least 15% if the country has a trade surplus with the U.S.
Some countries, especially in Asia, have been singled out for even higher spikes.
Today, we're focusing on one country that's not exactly like the rest,
where the chances of a deal look remote.
Brazil.
There, Trump has imposed a 50% tariff among the highest of any country in the world.
But he's not doing this because of a trade deficit.
The U.S. actually has a surplus with Brazil.
Trump is angry that former President Jair Bolsonaro is standing trial for plotting a coup in 2022.
And he wants the charges dropped.
He told reporters why.
He loves the country and he fought hard for those people and they want to put him in jail.