Four Republican Senators vote with Democrats to try and end levies on imported Canadian goods, steel and aluminium.
2don MSN
President Trump early Wednesday blasted four Republican senators who he feared could potentially join with Democrats to block his tariffs on Canadian goods.
A group of Republican senators voted along with Democrats on Wednesday for a resolution to undo President Trump’s 25 percent tariffs on Canadian imports, dealing an embarrassing blow to
With 47 Democrats and independents in the chamber, the resolution required the support of at least four Republicans for approval. Mr. Trump put pressure on the GOP leading up to the vote, urging that "Republicans in the Senate MUST vote to keep the National Emergency in place, so we can finish the job, and end the scourge."
The Senate voted 51-48 in favor of the Democratic-led resolution as Trump rolled out a sweeping tariff plan. It is unlikely to go anywhere in the House.
Senate Republicans are bracing for the passage of a bipartisan bill to undo President Trump’s 25-percent tariff against Canada, which would deal Trump an embarrassing setback on “Liberation Day,”