{"id":262744,"date":"2025-07-17T18:00:49","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T17:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/trade-and-tariffs-as-a-weapon-is-trump-blackmailing-the-world-to-the-point\/"},"modified":"2025-07-17T18:00:49","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T17:00:49","slug":"trade-and-tariffs-as-a-weapon-is-trump-blackmailing-the-world-to-the-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/trade-and-tariffs-as-a-weapon-is-trump-blackmailing-the-world-to-the-point\/","title":{"rendered":"Trade and tariffs as a weapon: is Trump blackmailing the world? | To The Point"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/Fq5Y3M51W4I\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Trade and tariffs as a weapon: is Trump blackmailing the world? | To The Point\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Fq5Y3M51W4I\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Ninety trade deals in ninety days \u2014 that was Trump\u2019s promise to his voters. But so far, the results have been underwhelming, and his negotiating partners are proving stubborn. So now, Trump is reaching for his favourite tool: tariffs \u2014 his magic wand for just about everything. Trump\u2019s latest threat to end the war in Ukraine &#8211; 100% tariffs on Russia and its energy partners. His main target: China, but also India, both of whom buy cheap energy from Moscow. Even allies in Europe aren\u2019t spared. Countries across the globe are receiving tariff letters from Trump \u2014 with rates as high as 30% or even more. So, today on \u201cTo The Point\u201d, we ask: By using Trade and tariffs as a weapon, is Trump blackmailing the world?<\/p>\n<p>Our guests: John Kampfner (Journalist und Autor); Ursula Weidenfeld (Business editor); Moritz Koch (Handelsblatt); Erik Kirschbaum (LA Times)<\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n02:15 Is Trump blackmailing the world?<br \/>\n04:40 Is the world taking Trump seriously?<br \/>\n05:25 Trump get\u2019s what he wants by using his charm<br \/>\n06:55 Trump always chickens out<br \/>\n07:40 What\u2019s stronger: tariffs or weapons?<br \/>\n09:35 Are US sanctions against Russia really helpful?<br \/>\n10:00 Putin is completely invested in the war against Ukraine<br \/>\n10:40 Video: Trump\u2019s tariff plans for the whole world<br \/>\n14:30 China has a stronghold on rare earths<br \/>\n16:00 Why is the EU so weak in trade negotiations?<br \/>\n17:30 Will the EU be strong together against Trump?<br \/>\n19:00 Is free trade a matter of the past?<br \/>\n19:30 Video: How is Europe trying to fight Trump\u2019s tariff plans?<br \/>\n20:45 Who can Europe rely on in terms of trade?<br \/>\n23:30 Why did Trump not send tariff letter to India?<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<br \/>\n#tothepoint #trump #trader<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ninety trade deals in ninety days \u2014 that was Trump\u2019s promise to his voters. But so far, the results have been underwhelming, and his negotiating partners are proving stubborn. So now, Trump is reaching for his favourite tool: tariffs \u2014 his magic wand for just about everything. Trump\u2019s latest threat to end the war in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":262745,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[130889],"tags":[146205,144526,132075],"actors":[],"class_list":["post-262744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dw-news","tag-deals","tag-ninety","tag-trade"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Trade and tariffs as a weapon: is Trump blackmailing the world? | To The Point | News ISC Videos<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Watch Trade and tariffs as a weapon: is Trump blackmailing the world? | To The Point for free, here on News ISC. 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