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Tom Lee, Fundstrat co-founder and managing partner, Fundstrat Capital CIO and BitMine chairman, joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss the latest market trends, state of the economy, the Fed’s inflation fight, latest developments at BitMine, and more. Transcript
Trump claims he’s cut drug prices by “1,500 percent” pic.twitter.com/n9meMZxS6R — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 4, 2025
CNN analyst Harry Enten called Trump “the most influential president this century” during a recent broadcast.https://nypost.com/2025/08/03/us-news/cnns-enten-dubs-trump-most-influential-president-this-century/ He pointed out the tariff rise, saying: “The average U.S. tariff rate went from 2% to around 18%, the highest since the 1930s.”https://nypost.com/2025/08/03/us-news/cnns-enten-dubs-trump-most-influential-president-this-century/ Enten also noted: “We may be dealing with … negative net migration to the United States in 2025,” …
Senator Chuck Schumer didn’t hold back. He said we’ve “never in our lifetimes” seen a president so openly use power to make himself and his friends rich. That’s a strong statement, but also a revealing one. It’s not just aimed at Trump. It shows Democrats are feeling the pressure too. Voters are sick of the …
MASHUP VIDEO – ADAM SCHIFF PUSHING THE OBAMA CONSPIRACYpic.twitter.com/VdsE15GnU3 — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) July 19, 2025
At this rate, Republicans are going to be utterly destroyed during the midterms, and that'll be that. — Rich Baris THE PEOPLE'S PUNDIT (@Peoples_Pundit) July 16, 2025 https://twitter.com/FinanceLancelot/status/1945722550455026061 Yeah, I definitely spoke too soon https://t.co/1LtYXMj80U — Mark Mitchell, Rasmussen Reports (@honestpollster) July 16, 2025 It’s BULLSHIT to insult our intelligence on the Epstein cover up. …
So 50% of construction workers and 59% of ag workers are not Illegals? Then there are plenty of room to add non illegal aliens to those jobs. — ram21 (@Ram21James) July 14, 2025 Newsom lies about everything. He’s like a used car salesman. — Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) July 14, 2025
Trump: We are very unhappy — I am, with Russia.. We will be doing very severe tariffs if we don't have a deal in 50 days. Tariffs at about 100%.pic.twitter.com/cC9FurVUhg — The Intellectualist (@highbrow_nobrow) July 14, 2025 Trump sitting next to NATO secretary: "One of the reasons that you're here today is to hear that …
Treasury Secretary Bessent says he's ready to replace Fed Chair Jerome Powell if President Trump wants him to. pic.twitter.com/jHxpZ34RuB — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) July 5, 2025
At least he's admitting what the Iraq War was really about… — George Galloway (@georgegalloway) June 17, 2025
Trump said today he’s not selling his Tesla and will keep using Starlink. Polymarket currently gives a 34% chance that he and Elon reconcile by the end of the month. pic.twitter.com/Drx0QBGbjw — TT3 (@TradingThomas3) June 9, 2025 ICYMI — Whoopi Goldberg believes the Trump-Musk feud is fake. pic.twitter.com/gyd4Pe6EqB — Toria Brooke ☘️ (@realtoriabrooke) June 9, …
NEW: Donald Trump tells ABC News that he’s not particularly interested in talking to Elon Musk, calling him “a man who has lost his mind.” pic.twitter.com/AJfzbcoR0b — Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) June 6, 2025
President Donald Trump says he’s going to double the tariff rate on steel to 50%, a dramatic increase that could further push up prices for a metal used to make housing, autos and other goods. Read more: https://bit.ly/4kq3vwS
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The courtroom just tried to slam a door that was never really locked. A federal court ruled that President Trump lacked the power to impose certain tariffs without congressional approval. Headlines framed it as a roadblock. What they missed is that Trump’s path forward is already paved elsewhere. The appeal is just a speed bump. …
INDIA NEWS: “India has fact-checked Trump, but he won’t let it go. He’s like a broken record.” News networks in India call Trump out for lying 🤥 that he is responsible for the India-Pakistan ceasefire. pic.twitter.com/0Mrgtspc2k — The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) May 26, 2025 India stating that Trump is a liar and he had no …
Japan's Farm Minister was fired for saying he's never had to buy rice 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/8cnatqbRKX — Barchart (@Barchart) May 21, 2025 Japan’s Agriculture Minister Taku Eto has resigned after sparking outrage with a remark that many saw as tone-deaf in the middle of a national crisis. During a political seminar, Eto casually stated that he …
BREAKING 🚨: United States Credit markets are currently pricing in a 6-level credit downgrade for the United States, which would give it a rating of BBB, just a smidge above investment grade 👀 pic.twitter.com/WlwiP5IN6p — Barchart (@Barchart) May 21, 2025 Jamie Dimon says he's not a buyer of credit today. Warns of a major downturn …
🚨BREAKING: Elon Musk says he’s pulling back from future political donations: “I think I've done enough…If I see a reason to do political spending in the future, I will do it. I don't currently see a reason." pic.twitter.com/sQSpslMZZB — Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) May 20, 2025 DOGE: Elon Musk made it pretty clear he won't …
🚨 Trump is telling Canadian PM Mark Carney TO HIS FACE that he’s serious about taking Canada 🤣 REPORTER: Carney says Canada will not become the 51st state. What is your response? TRUMP: “Never say never!” 🔥 pic.twitter.com/MxMR4kY57l — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) May 6, 2025
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt claimed Donald Trump is just “trolling” about pursuing a third term as president—despite the fact that Trump himself insists he’s “not joking.” During her second “new media” briefing, where Leavitt speaks to a group of mostly Trump supporters, one attendee asked Leavitt to play a game of “Trump Troll …
He's successfully negotiated against himself pic.twitter.com/H722XVRe9k — Tsachy Mishal (@CapitalObserver) April 22, 2025 CHINA FOREIGN MINISTRY: THIS IS NOT THE RIGHT WAY TO DEAL WITH CHINA AND IT IS NOT FEASIBLE CHINA'S FOREIGN MINISTRY: US SHOULD CONDUCT DIALOGUE WITH CHINA ON BASIS OF EQUALITY AND MUTUAL BENEFIT CHINA FOREIGN MINISTRY, ON TRUMP COMMENT REGARDING TRADE …
Keir Starmer claims over 400 individuals have been arrested for their social media posts. pic.twitter.com/GAyhrgyr2t — Catch Up (@CatchUpFeed) April 19, 2025 Meanwhile The UK is releasing 5,000 prisoners (Some of those will be voiIent offenders) to make room for anti-immigration protestors https://x.com/EndWokeness/status/1825511320705216755 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/operation-early-dawn-prison-overcrowding-riots-b2598432.html Prisoners to be released after serving 40% of sentence https://archive.md/oJjjj Violent crimes against women …
“ATTENTION: After almost 2 years I will no longer be on @Gutfeldfox TV show. Sadly, they have gone full woke and kicked me off for a reason that is beyond hard to believe. What was my woke crime? I asked an employee out for coffee. Yes, that is why I’m off the show. I have …
“I’ve lost control of the right-hand side of my face,” he said in a video. https://twitter.com/toobaffled/status/1912110296770187376
President Donald Trump has issued an ominous new justification for his tariff hikes, saying more products need to be made in the United States so it is prepared in case of ‘war.’ Trump has sparked fears of a recession with his crackdown on foreign imports which is part of a campaign to ramp up domestic …
BREAKING: Trump says he’s open to deporting U.S. citizens who commit violent crimes. pic.twitter.com/N1VYjhZJb6 — Patrick Webb (@Patrickwebb) April 14, 2025 🇺🇸 STEPHEN MILLER: WE’LL KEEP SHIPPING TERRORISTS TO EL SALVADOR “As part of our effort to eradicate this foreign terrorist organization from the United States, we're going to continue to send foreign terrorist aliens …
The Trump administration’s border czar, Tom Homan enters the No Spin Zone to talk extensively about his experiences with former President Obama, President Trump, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, and former President Joe Biden.
Spinning bright red handkerchiefs and dancing in step to folk music, more than a dozen human-like robots took to China’s biggest stage in January, making a splashy debut at the annual Lunar New Year gala. The remarkable performance, watched by more than a billion people, is a high-profile reminder of how far Chinese humanoid robots …
This week the Federal Reserve met and announced interest rates would be unchanged for the time being. That came as no surprise to anyone. It was the second part of the presentation where Fed chair Jerome Powell said some things that really raised eyebrows… By Peter Reagan Ever since Paul Volcker took the helm at …