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Welcome back to The Tom Bilyeu Show! In today’s episode, I'm joined by my co-host Drew for a no-holds-barred breakdown of some of the most pressing—and unpredictable—stories shaping our world right now. We open the conversation with a topic that’s stirred up a lot of controversy: my so-called “soft stance” on Trump. Am I going easy on him? Or am I just refusing to blindly pick a side in a world obsessed with team sports? I lay out exactly why I try not to get caught up in partisan noise, and why I’m focused on outcomes over tribal victories.

We dig into Trump’s evolving rhetoric about tariffs on China, asking whether it’s an indicator of chaos, strategy, or simply political survival. This leads naturally into the fireworks within the Trump administration itself: Elon Musk and Scott Bessant allegedly got into a screaming match behind closed doors, and Elon is in the spotlight again—this time reducing his commitments at Doge as Tesla’s profits tumble. Drew and I unpack the psychology behind these power struggles and what they reveal about the cost of leadership at the highest level.

Making sense of today also means looking to history. We take a hard look at how echoes of World War II are coloring perspectives on the Ukraine-Russia conflict, and I share how these parallels challenge even my own instincts toward war, peace, and negotiation.

On the home front, we turn to the Trump administration’s proposal of a “baby bonus” to incentivize motherhood and delve into what’s really driving the birth rate decline—not just here, but around the world.

And because you can’t ignore the cultural temperature online, we tackle the latest social media scandal: Shannon Sharpe vs. an OnlyFans model. Our take? The risks, the fallout, and what it all says about modern fame.

This episode delivers hard questions, honest debate, and my candid perspective on why refusing to blindly follow a side is sometimes the only way to see what actually matters. Dive in with us, challenge how you think, and as always—focus on the outcome, not just the headlines.

00:00 Intro
00:49 How To Think Politics 101
04:49 Did Trump Change His Mind On Tariffs
13:47 Bessent Says China's Economy Needs Balance
21:20 Bessent and Musk Got Beef?!
25:16 Speaking Of Beef Have You Tried This?
31:07 Musk Censors On X?!
40:55 WWII Reminder About Russia Ukraine
48:40 Get To The Next Level
49:46 $5000 For Some Babies?!
57:42 Shannon Sharp Gets Caught Up!
1:04:26 Highlights From Live Show April 24, 2025

Trump tariffs on China, US-China trade war, Elon Musk Tesla profits, incentivizing motherhood, Trump administration policies, team-based politics, political polarization, working class voters, Democratic vs Republican party shifts, stock market uncertainty, Trump Art of the Deal, tariff negotiation strategy, midterm elections, manufacturing in America, economic policy adjustments, China economic sustainability, trade deficits, rare earth embargo, Elon Musk and Dogecoin, IRS leadership controversy, social media censorship, free speech on X (Twitter), decline in US birth rates, baby bonus proposals, global birth rate decline, women over 40 childbirth trends, cultural effects on birth rates, OnlyFans controversy, Shannon Sharpe lawsuit, civil vs criminal cases, influencer scandals.