Republican backlash to Trump tariffs grows as Senate rebels decry ‘bad policy’
Source: The Guardian | Published: April 3, 2025, 5:29 p.m.
Four GOP senators rebuke president by voting to rescind 25% Canada tariffs, prompting praise from Democrats
The first signs of an internal US political backlash against Donald Trump’s declaration of a global trade war are starting to emerge amid tanking stock markets worldwide, including on Wall Street, and widespread international criticism of the move.
Hours after Trump unveiled a sweeping panoply of tariffs in an event he dubbed “liberation day,” four Republican senators openly defied him by voting for a Senate resolution from Democrats demanding that the 25% tariffs on Canadian products be reversed.
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