# A Debate on the Merits of Trump’s Tariff Policy

An episode of [Fareed Zakaria GPS](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/377785090), 14 Apr 2025, 40 min.

Audio: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY4792750387.mp3?updated=1744596718

Today on the show, Fareed is joined by MAGA intellectual and founder of American Compass Oren Cass and former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers for a debate on the merits of President Trump’s tariff policy. Then, the Wall Street Journal’s Chief China Correspondent Lingling Wei joins to discuss the escalating US-China trade war and how Beijing is responding to Trump’s tariffs. Finally, following the first round of talks this week, Johns Hopkins professor Vali Nasr speaks with Fareed about the Trump administration’s efforts to strike a new nuclear deal with Iran. GUESTS: Oren Cass (@oren_cass), Larry Summers (@LHSummers), Lingling Wei (@Lingling_Wei), Vali Nasr (@vali_nasr) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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