<description>
        &lt;p&gt;Nearly a decade after Brexit, the British economy is still feeling the fallout. Now, President Donald Trump seems to be pulling from a similar playbook — with tariffs that could reshape the U.S. economy in eerily familiar ways. (Shocker, we know!) But first: Trump threatens to send Americans to prisons in El Salvador. The constitutional crisis alarm bells are ringing. Plus, poop in space is a bigger problem than you might think.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Here’s everything we talked about today:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/04/14/trump-americans-el-salvador-prison-bukele"&gt;"Trump again threatens to send Americans to prisons in El Salvador"&lt;/a&gt; from Axios&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/greg-gutfeld-fox-nation-game-show-what-did-i-miss-1236188415/"&gt;"Fox Nation Plans Game Show About Isolated People Guessing What Trump Did In His First 90 Days"&lt;/a&gt; from The Hollywood Reporter&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/04/14/trump-federal-medicaid-funding-states"&gt;"Trump admin shrinks federal Medicaid funding available to states"&lt;/a&gt; from Axios&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/vessel-sanitation-program-layoffs-hhs_n_67f9151ee4b0f27aea9f0f13"&gt;"HHS Lays Off All Full-Time Cruise Ship Health Inspectors Amid Illness Outbreaks: Report"&lt;/a&gt; from The Huffington Post&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/04/09/NASA-LunaRecycle-Challenge-human-poop/8541744218992/"&gt;"NASA offers $3M in competition to recycle human poop in space"&lt;/a&gt; from UPI&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/world/europe/how-brexit-a-startling-act-of-economic-self-harm-foreshadowed-trumps-tariffs.html"&gt;"How Brexit, a Startling Act of Economic Self-Harm, Foreshadowed Trump’s Tariffs"&lt;/a&gt; from The New York Times&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/comedy-tiktok-leopards-eat-my-face-franchesca-ramsey-1235317072/"&gt;"Meet the Comedian Putting Trump Voter Regret to Music"&lt;/a&gt; from Rolling Stone &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Got a question for our hosts? Email makemesmart@marketplace.org or leave us a voicemail at 508-U-B-SMART.&lt;/p&gt;
      </description>

Make Me Smart

Marketplace

Brexit ... but make it American

APR 14, 202515 MIN
Make Me Smart

Brexit ... but make it American

APR 14, 202515 MIN

Description

<p>Nearly a decade after Brexit, the British economy is still feeling the fallout. Now, President Donald Trump seems to be pulling from a similar playbook — with tariffs that could reshape the U.S. economy in eerily familiar ways. (Shocker, we know!) But first: Trump threatens to send Americans to prisons in El Salvador. The constitutional crisis alarm bells are ringing. Plus, poop in space is a bigger problem than you might think.</p><br/><p>Here’s everything we talked about today:</p><br/><ul><li><a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/04/14/trump-americans-el-salvador-prison-bukele">"Trump again threatens to send Americans to prisons in El Salvador"</a> from Axios</li><li><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/greg-gutfeld-fox-nation-game-show-what-did-i-miss-1236188415/">"Fox Nation Plans Game Show About Isolated People Guessing What Trump Did In His First 90 Days"</a> from The Hollywood Reporter</li><li><a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/04/14/trump-federal-medicaid-funding-states">"Trump admin shrinks federal Medicaid funding available to states"</a> from Axios</li><li><a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/vessel-sanitation-program-layoffs-hhs_n_67f9151ee4b0f27aea9f0f13">"HHS Lays Off All Full-Time Cruise Ship Health Inspectors Amid Illness Outbreaks: Report"</a> from The Huffington Post</li><li><a href="https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/04/09/NASA-LunaRecycle-Challenge-human-poop/8541744218992/">"NASA offers $3M in competition to recycle human poop in space"</a> from UPI</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/world/europe/how-brexit-a-startling-act-of-economic-self-harm-foreshadowed-trumps-tariffs.html">"How Brexit, a Startling Act of Economic Self-Harm, Foreshadowed Trump’s Tariffs"</a> from The New York Times</li><li><a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/comedy-tiktok-leopards-eat-my-face-franchesca-ramsey-1235317072/">"Meet the Comedian Putting Trump Voter Regret to Music"</a> from Rolling Stone </li></ul><br/><br/><p>Got a question for our hosts? Email [email protected] or leave us a voicemail at 508-U-B-SMART.</p>