President Donald Trump is winning at least one trade war: The one with his own party
Free-trading Republicans have feuded with the president for years now, and his decision on Monday to reimpose tariffs on Brazil and Argentina brought new criticism from GOP senators — right as he needs them to fend off the impeachment inquiry that threatens his presidency.Yet despite the complaints from Senate Republicans that Trump is eroding his party’s free trade bona fides, the GOP seemingly can’t — or won’t — rally the votes to handcuff the president.
"Even if this action were legitimate, the statutory window for imposing these tariffs has closed," said Sen. Pat Toomey . | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images “Normally I don’t like tariffs but if it’s a tool to make people live by the rules of international trade, I’ll support them,” Grassley said.
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