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EPISODE · Apr 15, 2025 · 40 MIN

Episode 12: Trump Targets Harvard, U-turns on Tariffs, and Britain Scrambles to Save Steel

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On this week’s episode of Put Simply, Erdem Koch, Ozan Ibrisim, and Rodney McCune unpack a blistering week in global politics. Harvard pushes back against White House demands—and loses $2.2 billion in funding. President Trump and El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele stage a surreal Oval Office performance amid defiance of a Supreme Court ruling. Trump blames Zelensky for starting the Ukraine war just after a deadly Russian missile strike. Plus, we break down the chaos around US tariffs and the UK government’s last-ditch effort to save British steel.

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