What Is Going On with Trump's Trade War? | Pivot

Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway break down Trump's confusing trade war as he attempts to impose tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China, and the anticipated economic fallout. Then, Elon Musk's hostile takeover of the U.S. government continues, with DOGE getting access to federal payment systems. Plus, Big Tech earnings and DeepSeek, and the strategy behind OpenAI’s latest funding round. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro Chat 03:39 D.C. Plane Crash Coverage and Blame Game 08:12 Trump’s Trade War 23:25 Government Websites Disappear 29:24 Big Tech Earnings 35:53 OpenAI’s New Funding Round 44:29 Elon’s DOGE Gains Access to Payment System 54:03 Wins and Fails 1:05:02 Preview of Kara's Interview with Ben Stiller #pivot #podcast #donaldtrump #tariffs #tradewar #elonmusk #doge #openai #microsoft #meta #tesla #bigtech #siliconvalley #earnings #econony 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 Credits: Producers Lara Naaman Zoë Marcus Taylor Griffin Video Editor Andy Robinson Audio Engineer Ernie Indradat Special Thanks Drew Burrows Mia Silverio Dan Chiolan Vox Media's Executive Producer of Audio Nishat Kurwa