Vice President JD Vance had to break his head to stop efforts to stop President Donald Trump's tariffs after three Republicans chose to be on the Democrats' side.
Vance intervened as the Senate voted for a resolution blocking Trump's tariffs through revoking an emergency order used. Despite having a majority in the Senate, Vance was forced to intervene in order to block the resolution. Three Republicans join Democrats and support the measure, including Sens. Lisa Murkovsky (R-Ak), Susan Collins (R-ME) and Rand Paul (R-KY).
Republican Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Democrat Sheldon White House (D-RI) were expected to support the resolution, but it led to a 49-49 failure of the resolution and a tie-break vote for Vance.
McConnell spokesman I made it The 83-year-old senator would have voted alongside Democrats.
“The Senators are consistent with anti-tariffs, and the trade war is not the greatest benefit of American households and businesses. He believes tariffs are tax increases for everyone,” the individual said.
Markowski proudly announced on social media that he voted in support of a resolution “ends the President's national state of emergency on trade deficits with countries around the world.”
“The bilateral trade deficit does not constitute a national emergency and does not qualify as the “abnormal and extraordinary” situation required to unlock authorities under the International Emergency Economic Force Act,” she argued.
“We have a lot to do to regain the constitutional power of Parliament over tariffs, but this resolution is a step in the right direction,” she added.
Senator Paul also wrote to X to defend his decision, “The Constitution clearly states that Congress, not the president, has the power of the wallet.”
“All new taxes (what the tariffs are) should come from the House of Representatives before going to the Senate for approval,” he continued.
President Donald Trump continues to defend his “Liberation Day” policy, calling true society this week “this is Biden's stock market, not Trump's stock.”
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“I didn't take over until January 20th. Tariffs start kicking quickly, and businesses start moving to the US in record numbers. Our country is booming, but we need to remove Biden's “overhan,” warned Trump.
“This takes a while and has nothing to do with tariffs. It's just that he left us with a bad number, but when the boom starts, it's unlikely to be anything else. Hold on!!!” he encouraged.
