House Votes to Override Trump’s Canada Tariffs
The House on Wednesday passed a resolution disapproving of President Donald Trump’s tariffs against Canada, a blow to Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and a rare Republican rebuke of the president’s signature economic policy.
The resolution cleared the House 219-211, with several Republicans crossing the aisle to support it. One Democrat, Rep. Jared Golden of Maine, voted against the measure.
The tariff resolution, introduced by Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., was considered a day after a procedural vote on a rule that would have barred House challenges to Trump’s tariffs failed with the support of three Republican members.
Trump warned Republicans during the vote that there would be consequences for overriding him on tariffs.
“Any Republican, in the House or the Senate, that votes against TARIFFS will seriously suffer the consequences come Election time, and that includes Primaries!” Trump posted to his TRUTH social account during the vote. “TARIFFS have given us Economic and National Security, and no Republican should be responsible for destroying this privilege.”
The risk was worth it for some Republicans, especially those in swing districts where tariffs are deeply unpopular.
Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., who is retiring at the end of his term and voted for the anti-tariff resolution, told reporters earlier in the day that the White House tried and failed to flip his vote.
“I voted on principle,” Bacon said of a Tuesday procedural vote that allowed the measure to proceed. “They were trying to do sweeteners for Nebraska, but I said what about the other 49 states?”
The Democratic side of the House chamber erupted in cheers when the resolution passed.
Source :CNBC.com
