Tariff fight tests Trump, GOP

[DonViejo]

BY JORDAIN CARNEY AND MELANIE ZANONA - 03/11/18 04:53 PM EDT

President Trump's decision to slap steep tariffs on steel and aluminum imports is fraying his relationship with congressional Republicans.

GOP lawmakers had largely rallied behind the unconventional president, even though he does not always share in their ideology on issues like trade. But Trump’s tariff announcement — which came despite frantic pleas from Republicans — dealt a stinging blow to many free trade Republicans and even some of the president's own allies on Capitol Hill.

Some members are now contemplating legislative steps to block the president’s move. “I think there’s a good chance that we will nullify them, at least if I have my way. ... I generally support the president on just about everything but I think he’s been misled,” Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, told reporters. “I’m disappointed because we just passed a tax bill and this kind of flies in the face of that.”

GOP Sen. Jeff Flake (Ariz.), a frequent Trump critic who is retiring after 2018, is planning to introduce legislation to nullify the tariffs, saying Congress “cannot be complicit as the administration courts economic disaster.”

Libertarian-leaning GOP Sen. Mike Lee (Utah) has introduced legislation to give Congress oversight over any trade decision, including new tariffs. After Trump’s decision, he said he will work “to make sure these tax hikes are never enforced.”

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http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/377702-tariff-fight-tests-trump-gop

[Ohiogal]

1. So this is what they go to the mat for?

All the corruption, lawlessness, vulgarity, ignorance, racism ...

They were OK with all that

But TARIFFS my God he must be stopped!

I will never figure out Republicans.

[David__77]

2. Democrats should not oblige blocking this.

Certainly not without major concessions from Republicans.