Trump's Tariffs Spark Global Backlash and Market Meltdowns | Pivot

Kara Swisher is joined by Jon Lovett, from Pod Save America and Lovett or Leave It. They discuss Trump wreaking havoc on the U.S. and the rest of the world with his Liberation Day tariffs. Then, Elon Musk's rumored exit from Washington, and his $25 million dollar failed attempt to swing the Wisconsin judicial race. Plus, Senator Cory Booker's marathon speech, Joe Rogan calls out Trump's immigration policies, and will there be a TikTok deal before the upcoming deadline? Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 5:10 Elon’s Exit? 10:38 Dems Win in Wisconsin 19:19 Booker’s Marathon Speech 25:15 Trump Tariff Chaos 35:56 Joe Rogan Criticizes Trump Deportations 46:12 TikTok Bids 52:50 Predictions #pivot #podcast #elonmusk #wisconsin #doge #corybooker #democrats #donaldtrump #tariffs #liberationday #joerogan #immigration #tiktok Producers: Lara Naaman Zoë Marcus Taylor Griffin Video Editor: Jim Mackil Vox Media's Executive Producer of Audio: Nishat Kurwa Subscribe to Pivot on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pivot/id1073226719 Subscribe to Pivot on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4MU3RFGELZxPT9XHVwTNPR Follow us on Instagram and Threads at: https://www.instagram.com/pivotpodcastofficial Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@PIVOTPODCAST Send us your questions by calling us at 855-51-PIVOT, or at https://podcasts.voxmedia.com/show/pivot

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Apr 4, 202558mWatch on YouTube ↗

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Released: April 4, 2025
Duration: 58m
Channel: Pivot
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Kara Swisher is joined by Jon Lovett, from Pod Save America and Lovett or Leave It. They discuss Trump wreaking havoc on the U.S. and the rest of the world with his Liberation Day tariffs. Then, Elon Musk's rumored exit from Washington, and his $25 million dollar failed attempt to swing the Wisconsin judicial race. Plus, Senator Cory Booker's marathon speech, Joe Rogan calls out Trump's immigration policies, and will there be a TikTok deal before the upcoming deadline? Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 5:10 Elon’s Exit? 10:38 Dems Win in Wisconsin 19:19 Booker’s Marathon Speech 25:15 Trump Tariff Chaos 35:56 Joe Rogan Criticizes Trump Deportations 46:12 TikTok Bids 52:50 Predictions #pivot #podcast #elonmusk #wisconsin #doge #corybooker #democrats #donaldtrump #tariffs #liberationday #joerogan #immigration #tiktok Producers: Lara Naaman Zoë Marcus Taylor Griffin Video Editor: Jim Mackil Vox Media's Executive Producer of Audio: Nishat Kurwa Subscribe to Pivot on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pivot/id1073226719 Subscribe to Pivot on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4MU3RFGELZxPT9XHVwTNPR Follow us on Instagram and Threads at: https://www.instagram.com/pivotpodcastofficial Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@PIVOTPODCAST Send us your questions by calling us at 855-51-PIVOT, or at https://podcasts.voxmedia.com/show/pivot

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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Pivot, featuring Jon Lovett and Kara Swisher, Trump's Tariffs Spark Global Backlash and Market Meltdowns | Pivot explores trump’s Tariffs, Musk’s Meltdown, and America’s Rising Authoritarian Chaos Kara Swisher and guest John Lovett dissect the Trump administration’s sweeping new tariffs, arguing they are economically incoherent, globally destabilizing, and primarily a power-grab tool to reward loyalty and punish dissent. They examine Elon Musk’s waning political usefulness to Trump amid Doge-driven government chaos, Tesla’s decline, and Musk’s toxic impact on GOP races like Wisconsin. The conversation also highlights the frightening reality of mass deportations to El Salvador’s mega-prisons, where due process collapses and mistaken deportations become effectively irreversible. Finally, they assess Cory Booker’s 25-hour speech as a rare example of visible Democratic fight, and debate the opaque, politicized process around forcing a sale of TikTok to U.S. buyers.

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