News. Views. Hughes - June 19, 2019 (17:00 ET)

 Top US trade official grilled over China, NAFTA

US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer gave Congressional testimony on Tuesday regarding the Trump administration’s trade policies. Senators grilled him about the US-China trade war and the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, successor to the discredited NAFTA agreement. RT America’s Sara Montes de Oca joins Scottie Nell Hughes with the details.

‘Humanitarian robbery’: Where did Venezuela aid funds go?

Two senior staffers for the Venezuelan opposition behind US-backed Juan Guaido are accused of misusing aid funds. They squandered money intended for housing opposition-aligned soldiers on lavish parties at nightclubs and other luxuries. Guaido fired the staffers and called for a full investigation while President Maduro denounced them as “thieves stealing thousands of dollars from each other.” RT America’s John Huddy joins News.Views.Hughes with the details.

Amazon’s ‘predatory’ new credit card

Amazon has released a “credit builder” credit card to target low-income shoppers. The card can only be used at Amazon and has a whopping 28 percent interest rate. Investigative journalist Ben Swann joins News.Views.Hughes to discuss. He argues that the new card will bring a “perfect storm” of impulsive shopping, binge shopping, deferred payments and exorbitant interest.