The #House is set on Wednesday toconsider a #Democratic-written measure that would rescind #tariffs #Trump imposed on #Canada last year, taking a largely symbolic but politically consequential vote that #Republicans have fought for a year to prevent.
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6 #House #Republicans defy #Trump to block his #Canada #tariffs
In a vote that #GOP leaders fought hard to avoid, 6 Republicans sent a blunt message to Trump that they do not support the tariff regime that he has made the centerpiece of his 2nd term.
#law #economy #trade #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/11/politics/house-republicans-trump-canada-tariff-voteThat kind of revolt on a tax matter would see a Prime Minister replaced or a new election in a parliamentary system
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6 #Republicans joined with #Democrats in the vote to effectively repeal Trump’s #tariffs on #Canada, the culmination of months of consternation in the #GOP over Trump’s #trade war that has quietly rattled even some of his staunchest loyalists in #Congress.
The vote inevitably provoked a threat from #Trump, who took to Truth Social to warn of consequences for any Republican who votes against his tariffs, including primary challenges.
@Nonilex JFC, if gqp are so deathly afraid of primary challengers, let's threaten to primary all gqp.
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Hurd told CNN that #farmers & #SteelManufacturers in his district have been impacted by the #tariffs, & “at the end of the day, I looked at the #Constitution, I looked at what was in the best interest of my district, & I took the vote. It’s not easy, but it’s the right thing & I stand by it.”
Pressed on if he’s worried about #Trump’s wrath, Hurd responded, “I do the right thing, & what the consequences are, we’ll have to see.”
@Nonilex Hurd (CO-3) is scared. As he should be ...
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@Nonilex JFC, if gqp are so deathly afraid of primary challengers, let's threaten to primary all gqp.
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“From my vantage point, people feel like they’re in between a rock & a hard place because they don’t want to get on the bad side of the president,” Bacon said.
#Trump #MafiaState #Congress #law #economy #tariffs #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving
