President Donald Trump is set to release excerpts from a pre-recorded interview on CNBC at 6 PM ET on August 20, covering Federal Reserve policy, tariffs, trade relations, and geopolitical risks. The administration has been layering new trade measures throughout 2026, with Trump suggesting the next round of tariffs would be more complex than earlier iterations. An earlier announcement in this cycle was linked to a reported $6 trillion market sell-off, roughly equivalent to the combined annual economic output of Japan and Germany. This interview follows White House meetings with technology sector leaders on August 19 and is part of an ongoing series of CNBC engagements, with Trump having previously sat down with the network on April 21 and July 2 of 2026.
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