A Drastically Different U.S. Southern Border
President Trump and his administration have explained the goals of their tariffs are two-fold: first, to address U.S. trade imbalances, and second, to bring manufacturing back into America. The sweeping tariffs have caused some volatility in the market, but the President posted on social media that Americans must 'hang tough,' promising 'the end result will be historic.' U.S. Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer joins the podcast to discuss the Trump administration's efforts to grow the U.S. workforce, how reshoring manufacturing bolsters national security, and efforts to help supply American businesses with greater workforce numbers.
Plus, commentary from FOX News Legal Analyst Gregg Jarrett.
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