GOP senators are warning Trump not to impose a new round of tariffs on foreign automakers, fearing they could debilitate Trump-backed states and cast the economy into a recession ahead of the 2020 election
Republicans are trying to head off their next potentially explosive conflict with President Donald Trump.
“The president likes tariffs as a threat. I hope he understands that the auto tariffs damage the autoworkers" in Midwest and southeastern states. "And I know he cares a lot about them. So I’m hopeful that he won’t do that,” said Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, where Nissan and Volkswagen have plants. But, he added: “If I were Japan and Europe, I wouldn’t relax.”
By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time. “To suggest that Volkswagens are a national security threat to the United States is not true and we should not be doing that. It would be very bad for our economy and very bad for our consumers,” said Sen. Pat Toomey , among the most fervent tariff opponents.
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