Such a move could set up a rare clash between the president and his party.
Senate Republicans are considering taking legislative action against President Donald Trump’s planned new tariffs on Mexico, laying the foundation for potentially explosive infighting between the president and his party, reported The Washington Post, Politico and Bloomberg.
Congress voted to block Trump’s first national emergency declaration to fund his border wall in March, but the president swiftly vetoed it. President Trump says Republicans who block his sanctions to Mexico are"foolish," and then, he claims having a"94% approval rating" within the Republican party https://t.co/cIET4PUIDi pic.twitter.com/thHXp4C405
Sen. John Cornyn told reporters Monday that the proposed tariffs “calls into question our ability to pass” within Congress the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement trade pact pushed by the White House.
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