The Last 2 Months — and Next 2 Years — of U.S. Politics
Ezra Klein: Welcome to the second-ever 'Ask Me Anything' for subscribers.
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I'm joined today — as I am so often, both in front of the mic and behind the scenes — by our wonderful executive producer, Claire Gordon.
Claire Gordon: Great to be here again, Ezra, for our first A.M.A. of the Trump era.
Reading through the questions, I would say the temperature of the audience right now is quite high. There were a lot of questions about whether we will have fair elections in 2028.
Klein: Will we?
Gordon: That's my first question.
Klein: That's where we're starting?
Gordon: How high is your internal temperature on this? What is the right temperature?
Klein: Your internal temperature should be feverish.
I think we're going to have elections. But I also think we're very likely going to have a constitutional crisis.
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Earlier this month, Trump adviser Peter Navarro also criticized Cook, saying he was not moving production out of China fast enough. Apple and Cook were seen as the most influential company and CEO, respectively, in the first Trump administration, but now its Huang and Nvidia, said Ray Wang, CEO of Silicon Valley-based Constellation Research Inc. "Almost everything rides on Nvidia's chips." According Triolo, while Huang has so far been able to "fairly deftly straddle both the U.S. government and China market" and "President Trump appears to be a big fan," it remains unclear exactly where the administration will draw the line on chip restrictions. "The goalposts here have been changed several times, causing significant and costly forced redesigns and booking capacity," he said. Despite Huang's growing influence in the tech world and in the Trump administration, there is no guarantee it will remain that way, other experts said. 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If you, say, buy direct from Apple or Best Buy without a carrier involved, you'll be charged an extra $30, so in some places, you might see the list price of the standard iPhone 16 listed as $830. Apple's been taking a few steps to protect its prices in the face of these tariffs, flying in bulk shipments of product before they took effect and planning to move production for the US market from China to India. A new Reuters report found that a staggering 97% of iPhones imported from the latter country, March through May, were bound for the US. This latter move drew the anger of Trump again, threatening the company with a 25% tariff if they didn't move production to the US, an idea CEO Tim Cook has repeatedly shot down in the past. This came after Trump gave a tariff exemption to electronic devices including smartphones, so the future of that move seems in doubt now. 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This could potentially be in reaction to Trump's announcement of 25% tariffs against South Korea this week. Xbox Series X Video game software and hardware are a market segment expected to be hit hard by the Trump tariffs. Microsoft's Xbox is the first console brand to see price hikes -- the company cited "market conditions" along with the rising cost of development. Most notably, this included an increase in the price of the flagship Xbox Series X, up from $500 to $600. Numerous Xbox accessories also were affected and the company also said that "certain" games will eventually see a price hike from $70 to $80. Initially, we were tracking the price of the much more popular Nintendo Switch as a representative of the gaming market. Nintendo has not yet hiked the price of its handheld-console hybrid and stressed that the $450 price tag of the upcoming Switch 2 has not yet been inflated because of tariffs. 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Here are some things no longer featured above, but that we're still keeping an eye on: Nintendo Switch: The baseline handheld-console hybrid has held steady around $299 most places -- including Amazon release of the Switch 2 remains to be seen. This product was replaced above with the Xbox Series X. release of the Switch 2 remains to be seen. This product was replaced above with the Xbox Series X. Overture PLA 3D printer filament: This is a popular choice on Amazon Here are some products we also wanted to single out that haven't been featured with a graph yet: Razer Blade 18 (2025), 5070 Ti edition: The latest revision of Razer's largest gaming laptop saw a $300 price bump recently, with the base model featured an RTX 5070 Ti graphics card now priced at $3,500 ahead of launch, compared to the $3,200 price announced in February. While Razer has stayed mum about the reasoning, it did previously suspend direct sales to the US as Trump's tariff plans were ramping up in April. Asus ROG Ally X: The premium version of Asus's Steam Deck competitor handheld gaming PC recently saw a price hike from $799 to $899, coinciding with the announcement of the company's upcoming Xbox-branded Ally handhelds.
