The Washington Post reports President Donald Trump remained largely indifferent to his tariffs dismantling U.S. and global economies and inflaming production costs for small U.S. business-owners and only responded to the prospect of one particular facet of America feeling the pain.

The White House has said its agreements with the U.K. and China are starting points, but so far the Trump administration has given up more than it has gained.

Among the accusations levied by Murphy was that Trump is orchestrating a shakedown of the country and the world from his presidential perch. He made the allegation while pointing to Trump’s swing through the Middle East this week.

President Donald Trump's top aides spent weeks working behind the scenes to persuade him to back down on China tariffs that had rattled global markets before they finally spotted an opening. White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles,

"What we're doing here with Netflix is a carrot to attract them rather than hitting people over the head with sticks," Murphy told The Hollywood Reporter.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, who Trump recently said he’s considering firing, has a 37% approval rating, beneath the lowest approval ratings for the previous three federal reserve chairs, but above his 36% average approval rating in 2023, Gallup found.

Dimon believes the President's approach initially could have been better—but said overall Trump is justified in enacting what he believes is best for voters.

Robert De Niro got on his soapbox during an appearance at the Cannes Film Festival, criticizing President Trump's proposed tariffs on foreign films.