The Pour Over Today - Liberation Day Tariffs, Wisconsin Judicial Race, French Party Leader Conviction, & More | 04.02.25

Episode Date: April 2, 2025

Today we’re talking about President Trump’s sweeping tariffs; an expensive race for Wisconsin’s state Supreme Court; a French party leader’s embezzlement conviction and five-year ban from elected office; and other top news for Wednesday, April 2nd. Stay informed while remaining focused on Christ with The Pour Over Today. Please support our TPO sponsors! Upside: https://links.thepourover.org/Upside Cru: give.cru.org/pour LMNT: https://links.thepourover.org/LMNT_Podcast Student Life Application Study Bible: https://links.thepourover.org/SLASB_Pod Stress Less: https://links.thepourover.org/StressLess Platforms to Pillars: https://links.thepourover.org/PlatformstoPillars Subsplash: subsplash.com/tpo CSB: https://links.thepourover.org/CSB_EasterGiftGuide Field of Greens: FieldofGreens.com

Today's episode is brought to you by our lead sponsor, CREW. conviction and five-year ban from elected office, and other top news for Wednesday, April 2nd. Stay informed while remaining focused on Christ with the pour-over today. Here's your quote of the day. Prayer is of paramount importance in developing our relationships with our Savior, and in building up and supporting others through the work of the Holy Spirit. Will Graham. Let's get started with some espresso shots. President Trump is expected to announce sweeping new tariffs today.

Not yesterday, just to show he ain't foolin'. The details of No. 47's plans are unclear, but reports suggest the White House may go one of two directions. Number one, levy a flat 20% tariff on virtually all imports. Or number two, impose country-specific quote-unquote reciprocal tariffs, which would match any tariffs other countries have placed on the U.S. Trump is calling it, quote, liberation day, saying his plan will break America free from unfair trade relationships, bring manufacturing back to the U.S., and raise government revenue

to offset proposed cuts to income taxes. Critics say tariffs will make everything more expensive for American consumers, risking high inflation and a recession. Investors aren't loving the uncertainty. On Monday, the S&P 500 and NASDAQ both closed out their worst quarters since 2022. Here's a verse to consider when your bank statement sends you spiraling. Though the fig tree does not bud, and there's no fruit on the vines, though the olive crop fails

and the fields produce no food, yet I will celebrate in the Lord. I will rejoice in the God of my salvation. The Lord, my Lord, is my strength. He makes my feet like those of a deer and enables me to walk on mountain heights. A backhook, three versus 17 through 19. The Chi state brought in the big bucks in the race for the bench.

Wisconsin's Supreme Court election turned into a more than $90 million slugfest, making it the most expensive judicial race in US history. Billionaires George Soros and Elon Musk funneled millions into opposing campaigns. Soros for liberal Susan Crawford and Musk for conservative Brad Schimel. Crawford came out on top, claiming a 10-year seat that could determine statewide rulings on abortion, voting laws, unions, and redistricting in the crucial swing state. Meanwhile, Sunshine State voters headed to the polls yesterday for special elections to fill two congressional seats vacated by former Republican representatives Matt Gaetz and Mike Walz, who is now the national security

advisor. Despite Democrats out-fundra fundraising the GOP, Republicans Jimmy Petronas and Randy Fine won the seats. Believers must balance engaging in politics, which can be important and impactful, with a calm, unshakable confidence in God whose plans are not dependent on who wins. Philippians 3.20 says, Our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly wait for a savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ.

One of France's top party leaders is saying adieu to her next presidential bid. Marine Le Pen, the longtime leader of France's far-right National Rally Party, has been barred from running for an elected office for five years after being convicted of embezzling $3.4 million of EU funds between 2004 and 2016. She also faces two years of house arrest. Le Pen, who led the national rally to prominence and was a front runner in early polls for the 2027 presidential election,

called Monday's ruling a quote unquote political decision and promised to appeal, but a retrial and ruling are unlikely to be completed before the next election. Jordan Baralla, Le Pen's political protege and current national rally president, said the country should be quote-unquote outraged by the sentence. Bardelat is expected to take Le Pen's place on the 2027 ballot. Jesus. Christians should always root for justice and fairness.

Whether it's a presidential contender or a random person on trial, our job is to try to please Jesus, who will judge everyone fairly and win in the end. 2 Corinthians 5 verses 9 through 11 says, Therefore, whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to be pleasing to him. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each may be repaid for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil. Therefore, since we know the fear of the Lord,

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to U.S. addresses only. In other brews, here's a rapid round of updates. President Trump says he's quote, not joking about pursuing a third term, but that he's focused on the current term for now. The Constitution's 22nd Amendment states, no person shall be elected to the office of the president more than twice. Amending the amendment is possible, but highly unlikely. Trump also alluded to other, quote, methods for keeping his Pennsylvania Avenue address. The Yankees, quote, torpedo bats, are causing a major league stir after the team hit 13 homers in two games.

The bats shift the thickest part of the barrel closer to each player's sweet spot as determined by the team's analytics department. Each bat is custom made and MLB confirmed they are allowed. A few other teams are also tinkering with torpedoes. The NCAA Final Fours are set. All four 1-seeds, Florida, Duke, Houston, and Auburn, will vie for this weekend's men's championship, while 1-seeds South Carolina, Texas, and UCLA, and 2-seed UConn, are eyeing

the women's trophy. Women's fans are still feeling some of the Caitlin Clark effect. Viewership is down 22% from last season, but still up 43% from 2023. Imagine talking for 25 hours and 4 minutes straight. That's how long Senator Cory Booker, Democrat from New Jersey, spoke on the Senate floor Monday and Tuesday, breaking a 68-year-old record for the longest speech in Congress. The senator's drawn-out discourse, not technically a filibuster, since Booker wasn't trying to delay legislative action,

protested recent Trump admin policies, calling on Americans to, quote unquote, stand against the administration's agenda. Bots are getting booed out of box offices. Joined in the Oval Office by Kid Rock, President Trump signed an executive order targeting live entertainment ticket scalping on Monday. The order was prompted by long-standing bipartisan concerns that scalpers and bots purchase huge

ticket blocks and resell them at exorbitant markups. Ticketmaster thanked the White House, supporting, quote, any meaningful resale reforms. That's all we have for today. Thanks so much for listening, TPO fam. If you're listening on the Apple Podcast app, give us a five-star rating and drop a review. If you're listening on Spotify, give us a follow and hit the notification bell

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