On this episode of Politics Nation, the new Trump Administration finds itself deeply embroiled in a web of conflicts, including possible trade wars with America. Rev. Al Sharpton discusses the new tariffs imposed on Mexico, Canada, and China with Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen. Meantime, the Trump administration’s purge of DEI workers at the federal level continues, but long-time civil servants are pushing back and paying for it with their jobs.

Tonight, on Politics Nation, President Donald Trump’s second week back in the White House is proving to be every bit as confrontational and divisive as the first. Trump’s tariffs for Canada, Mexico and China have gone into effect. Economists warn they could raise prices for everyday Americans. The administration has also begun a purge of FBI agents who investigated January 6th and six senior officials have already been fired.

And on the 1st day of Black History Month, Rev. Al Sharpton convenes a special Civil Rights Summit where leaders in the movement including Martin Luther King III, Benjamin Crump and Judith Browne-Dianis talk about how to fight for our rights in the age of Trump 2.0.

On this episode of Politics Nation, Reverend Al Sharpton and the mayor of Newark, New Jersey discuss an ICE/DEA deportation raid on a local restaurant. California Democrat Rep. Brad Sherman discusses his reaction to President Trump’s recent criticism of FEMA’s response to wildfires in Los Angeles. And the President-Elect of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, Jeffrey Glover, talks about how Trump’s executive order freezing the DOJ will affect the Civil Rights investigations into police departments accused of harming citizens.