On ABC's 'This Week,' a rare honest answer led to more confusion, not less - Poynter
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Sunday morning news shows, such as ABC's "This Week," play a crucial role in political discourse by holding policymakers accountable while offering them airtime to convey their messages. A notable exchange occurred between moderator Jonathan Karl and U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, where Lutnick indicated that recent tariff exemptions on electronics are likely temporary. He emphasized the need for essential goods like semiconductors and pharmaceuticals to be manufactured in America to reduce reliance on foreign countries, particularly China, thereby revealing significant policy implications for future trade and industry.
One is to let moderators press those in power on their policies and plans. The other is to give those same officials a platform to explain them.
That's right. Semiconductors and pharmaceuticals will have a tariff model in order to encourage them to reshore, to be built in America.
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