A House Democrat has threatened to force Senate Republicans, many of whom oppose the tariffs and have noted the potential economic impact they would have, to vote on whether to rebuff the president
"We'll see what happens. But something pretty dramatic could happen," Trump told reporters Thursday."We've told Mexico the tariffs go on. And I mean it, too. And I'm very happy with it. And a lot of people, senators included, they have no idea what they're talking about when it comes to tariffs. They have no—absolutely no idea."
"There is not much support in my conference for tariffs, that's for sure," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, told reporters Tuesday. Flanked by Sen. John Barrasso , Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks to the media after attending the Republican weekly policy luncheon on Capitol Hill May 7 in Washington, DC.there was"a possibility that there could be a veto proof-majority" this time around.
Kennedy, like several other Republicans, was hopeful about the U.S. and Mexico striking a deal and avoiding the tariffs.
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