Trump turns up the heat on CEOs and private companies

By Maria Aspan

Published August 14, 2025 at 3:54 PM CDT

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Corporate America doesn't want to fight with President Trump in public. But as a result, it's ceding him an unprecedented amount of control over the shape — and future — of U.S. business.

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Maria Aspan is the financial correspondent for NPR. She reports on the world of finance broadly, and how it affects all of our lives.

Trump turns up the heat on CEOs and private companies

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