President Donald Trump joins Squawk Field at 8 a.m. on August 5, 2025.
President Donald Trump will be part of CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Tuesday round 8 a.m. ET for a wide-ranging dialog on the financial system and the state of the U.S.
Trump’s interview comes because the administration juggles a slew of tariff negotiations in addition to new U.S. jobs information that prompted the president to dismiss the top of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Trump on Monday threatened even increased tariffs on Indian imports to the U.S., citing the nation’s purchases of Russian oil.
“India isn’t solely shopping for huge quantities of Russian Oil, they’re then, for a lot of the Oil bought, promoting it on the Open Marketplace for huge earnings. They do not care how many individuals in Ukraine are being killed by the Russian Warfare Machine. Due to this, I will probably be considerably elevating the Tariff paid by India to the USA,” Trump stated in a Reality Social put up.
India responded by saying it is being “focused” by the U.S. and European Union over these crude imports, with the nation’s international ministry saying: “it’s revealing that the very nations criticizing India are themselves indulging in commerce with Russia. In contrast to our case, such trade is not even a vital national compulsion [for them].”
Trump’s feedback additionally come after a July jobs report that not solely missed expectations, but additionally included heavy downward revisions to June and Could figures. The info led Trump to fireplace Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer just hours after the Friday release.
“We’d like correct Jobs Numbers. I’ve directed my Staff to fireplace this Biden Political Appointee, IMMEDIATELY. She will probably be changed with somebody rather more competent and certified,” Trump stated in a separate put up.