Does Trump Understand Tariffs? | Interview: Anthony Scaramucci

Who do you call it when American politics has got you scartchin’ your head? That’s right—the Mooch! Anthony Scaramucci joins Jonah Goldberg on today’s Remnant to talk about how the last four presidential administrations brought us to where we are today. Listen in as they dive deep into the Tea Party, Occupy Wall Street, gerrymandering, Citizens United, China, the George Bush tax cuts, the status of the dollar, immigration capital, tariffs, Donald Trump, and the Marshall Plan. Show Notes: The Remnant is a production of ⁠The Dispatch⁠, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a nonpartisan perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including the Saturday Ruminant, audio versions of all our articles and newsletters, and Jonah’s twice-weekly G-File—⁠click here⁠. Instructions on how to set up your members-only feed can be found here, and if you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member ⁠by clicking here⁠. Jonah Goldberg is editor-in-chief and co-founder of The Dispatch, based in Washington, D.C. Prior to that, enormous lizards roamed the Earth. More immediately prior to that, Jonah spent two decades at National Review, where he was a senior editor, among other things. He is also a bestselling author, longtime columnist for the Los Angeles Times, commentator for CNN, and a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. When he is not writing the G-File or hosting The Remnant podcast, he finds real joy in family time, attending to his dogs and cat, and blaming Steve Hayes for various things. The podcast transcription below was generated using artificial intelligence and may include occasional errors or misspellings. Music 0:00 [instrumental music] Music 0:14 Ladies and gentlemen. Music 0:16 Could I please have your attention? Can you dig it? Music 0:24 [crowd cheering] Jonah Goldberg 0:27 Greetings there, listeners. This is Jonah Goldberg, host of the Remnant Podcast, brought to you by the Dispatch and Dispatch Media. Very excited about today's guest. He's a st timer. Probably heard of him already. Anthony Scaramucci is the founder and managing partner of SkyBridge Capital, a global alternative investment firm. He's the founder and chairman of SALT, a global thought leadership forum and investment platform. In 2016, he served on President Trump's presidential transition team executive committee before, well, the bio here says brief tenure as White House Communications Director. Scaramucci co-hosts 2 podcasts, The Rest is Politics with Katty Kay and Open Book, and has authored 9 books covering finance and geopolitics, including his most recent, All the Wrong Moves. Anthony, welcome to The Remnant. Interactive transcripts are available to Premium members. Join to follow along with the audio. Join Now More We Think You’d Like