The Daily Herold: April 14, 2025 – Bukele Meets Trump, China Pushes Back & Tariff Shockwaves

Jon Herold kicks off the week with a packed edition of The Daily Herold, diving deep into President Trump’s headline-making meeting with El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele. From Trump’s remarks on immigration, border security, and MS-13 to Bukele’s unapologetic crackdown on crime, Jon breaks down how the two leaders are reshaping geopolitics and sparking media meltdowns in the process.

The show also unpacks China’s response to Trump’s trade war, tightening rare earth mineral exports, and how the U.S. is countering with domestic production, semiconductor tariffs, and AI manufacturing deals with Nvidia. Jon explains why Trump’s tariff strategy is more than economic policy, it’s a national security overhaul meant to repatriate critical industries.

Jon also digs into the legal chaos surrounding a Supreme Court order to return a deported MS-13 gang member from El Salvador, Trump’s cognitive test soundbites, growing tensions over the Ukraine conflict, and the EU’s burner phone paranoia. From Palantir’s AI battle systems and the FTC’s antitrust case against Meta to student homelessness laws in California and a bizarre arson attack at Governor Shapiro’s residence, Jon ties together the week’s most bizarre and important stories with speed, wit, and unfiltered analysis.