President Donald Trump joined Squawk Box at 8 a.m. on August 5, 2025.
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President Donald Trump will join CNBC's “Squawk Box” around 8 a.m. Tuesday for extensive conversations about the economy and the situation in the United States
Trump's interview came as the administration took into account a series of tariff negotiations and new U.S. employment data, prompting the president to reject the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Trump threatened on Monday to have higher import taxes on India by buying Russian oil.
“India not only buys a lot of Russian oil, but for most of the oil purchased, it sells it on the open market for a big profit. They don't care how many people in Ukraine are killed by the Russian war machine. So I will greatly increase Indian tariffs to the United States.”
India's response is that it is the “target” of the U.S. and the EU for those crude oil imports, and the country's foreign ministry said: “This shows that countries that criticize India itself are addicted to trade with Russia. Unlike our case, this trade is not even an important national compulsion. [for them]. ”
Trump's comments were also published after the July work report, which not only missed expectations, but also included a large number of revisions to June and May. The data led to Trump's release on Friday just hours after the Bureau of Labor Statistics Director Erika Mcentarfer.
“We need accurate work numbers. I instructed my team to fire this competitive political appointment right away. She will be replaced by someone who is more capable and qualified.”