{"id":15725,"date":"2025-04-03T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grumblingsmedia.com\/newgmweb\/?p=15725"},"modified":"2025-04-03T16:40:26","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T20:40:26","slug":"trumps-tariffs-liberation-day-or-economic-disaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grumblingsmedia.com\/newgmweb\/trumps-tariffs-liberation-day-or-economic-disaster\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s Tariffs: Liberation Day or Economic Disaster?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this episode of Liberty Lens, hosts Big John and Mike ter Maat tackle President Trump\u2019s \u201cLiberation Day,\u201d a bold push for tariffs aimed at reshaping U.S. trade. They explore proposed tariff hikes\u201425% on auto imports, 20% more on China, and 25% on Canada and Mexico\u2014and their potential to ignite trade wars, disrupt supply chains, and hike consumer prices. The discussion covers historical warnings from the Smoot-Hawley tariffs, risks to jobs and the stock market, and the threat of recession. They critique the policy\u2019s central planning roots, its impact on global trust in the U.S., and share libertarian perspectives championing free trade and individual choice.<br><br>Join 2024 LP Vice Presidential candidate <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/miketermaat_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mike Ter Maat<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/grumblingsmedia.com\/newgmweb\/sports-grumblings-founder-john-t-georgopoulos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Big John<\/a><\/strong> as they discuss the week&#8217;s major news from a libertarian perspective on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/grumblingsmedia.com\/newgmweb\/category\/clips\/liberty-lens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Liberty Lens<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"Trump\u2019s Tariffs: Liberation Day or Economic Disaster?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cwDhjg3LuHE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"wp-image-877\" style=\"width: 20px;\" src=\"https:\/\/grumblingsmedia.com\/newgmweb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Mobile-Smartphone-icon.png\" alt=\"Trump\u2019s Tariffs: Liberation Day or Economic Disaster? | Liberty Lens 13 mobile video link\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grumblingsmedia.com\/newgmweb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Mobile-Smartphone-icon-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/grumblingsmedia.com\/newgmweb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Mobile-Smartphone-icon-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/grumblingsmedia.com\/newgmweb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Mobile-Smartphone-icon.png 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 20px) 100vw, 20px\" \/> Rumble and Mobile users: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/v6rl2ah-trumps-tariffs-liberation-day-or-economic-disaster.html?mref=z1oss&amp;mc=3h1f6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">click here to view video<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Chapters:<\/strong><br>00:00:00 Welcome to Liberty Lens: Liberation Day<br>00:00:32 Defining Liberation Day: Trump\u2019s Tariff Vision<br>00:01:51 Tariff Details: Rates and Trade War Warning<br>00:02:34 Smoot-Hawley Echoes: Lessons from History<br>00:04:10 Supply Chains and Strategic Goods Concerns<br>00:05:45 Tariffs as Revenue: Reality vs. Claims<br>00:08:09 Jobs Created or Lost? 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