If this sticks?
It is the OPPOSITE of what the President’s people have been saying in the media for the last day….
Hmmmmm?
The Chaos Protocal IS in effect….
We KNEW Trump was flexxing this for HIS Enjoyment and Power along with a misguided effort to ruin America’s Economy and Good will Abroad….
- Trump now says he is open to negotiations, contradicting White House aides who insist the sweeping tariffs are not a bargaining tactic…..
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Congressinal Lawmakers ARE getting antsy about Trump’s Tariff War moves….
(Could THIS below have gotten Trump’s attention?)
Senators have introduced bipartisan legislation to grant Congress more power over instituting tariffs on other countries following President Trump’s announcement of wide-ranging taxes on nearly all U.S. foreign trading partners.
The bill, co-sponsored by Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) — both members of the Senate Finance Committee — would “reaffirm” the role of Congress in setting and approving trade policy, according to a release from Cantwell’s office.
If passed, the Trade Review Act of 2025 would require the president to notify lawmakers of an imposition or increase in tariffs within 48 hours, explaining the reasoning and providing analysis of the impact on American businesses and consumers.
Congress would need to pass a joint resolution of approval for the new tariffs within 60 days or the additional taxes would expire, and it would also be able to end the tariffs at any time with a resolution of disapproval.
“Trade wars can be as devastating, which is why the Founding Fathers gave Congress the clear Constitutional authority over war and trade,” Cantwell wrote in the release. “This bill reasserts Congress’s role over trade policy to ensure rules-based trade policies are transparent, consistent, and benefit the American public.” .
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“Congress should take back some of this delegation of its Constitutional authority and rebalance trade powers between the two branches in a responsible way that doesn’t impede a president’s ability to protect America’s national security,” he said at the time.
The release states the latest bill is modeled after the War Powers Resolution of 1973, which requires the president to notify Congress when sending troops to foreign countries without congressional approval and gives lawmakers oversight to limit actions without that approval.
A group of four Republicans joined with all Democrats on Wednesday to pass a resolution declaring opposition to the president’s 25 percent tariffs on Canadian imports. The resolution doesn’t have the force of law but is still a symbolic gesture of disapproval of Trump’s action.
Philip Elliot: “Republicans at the Capitol understand this is going to hurt not just Americans, but their own political futures. It’s why, in a low-key fever, they’re freaking out.”
“But here’s the rub: while they know this is bad for just about everyone, don’t expect them to exercise their congressional authority to get Trump to back off. Their prospects may be bad right now, but they view crossing a President who leads a vindictive movement as even worse. This is not a moment where anyone in Washington is expecting political bravery.”
Said one Republican lobbyist: “None of this was thought through. The math doesn’t work. The end game doesn’t work. The politics doesn’t work. This is just a mess and it is going to cost Republicans seats.”
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