Discussion: GOP Establishment Rejects Trump's Threatened Mexico Tariffs

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A Fairy Tale for Modern Times…

GOP Establishment Rejects Trump

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What is the sound of one half of one cricket farting?

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“I think it was a mistake,” Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) said in an interview Sunday

So order a spine from Amazon, have it installed, and go confront Trump to his face about it.
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"And if he slaps a 25% tariff on Mexico, it’s going to tank the American economy. I think the President knows that.”

  1. No, he doesn’t.
  2. He doesn’t care anyway.
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“The Republican establishment is revolting. The End.”

FIFY

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GOP Establishment Rejects Trump’s Threatened Mexico Tariffs

Very brave of them to challenge Trump while he is away in England making an ass of himself and not paying attention to his american vassals.

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They’re concerned. Any action? We’ll see.

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AAAAWWWWW
Is Big Bad Impetuous Orange child threatening to use the only tool in his presidentin’ tool box and hurt your wallets
You built it, you own it

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Odd. I don’t see anywhere in there their legislative proposals to take back control of tariffs from the President.

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Has Susy Collins wavered in yet on this topic?

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Nor has Concerned Mitt.

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So is there any way for rethugs to roll back these tariffs except for expressing their concerns?

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Straightforward, just pass legislation taking back control of it. Constitutionally, it belongs to Congress, but they’ve ceded control over time to the Executive branch, like so many other things.

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Come on, Donald. Don’t let them tell you what to do! Raise the price of avocados and tequila. Who needs those paltry electoral votes in Texas?

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But can it apply to these specific tariffs or will it only affect future ones?

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“I think it was a mistake,” Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) said in an interview Sunday, adding: “I don’t think the President is going to impose these tariffs […] He’s been known to play with fire, but not live hand grenades. And if he slaps a 25% tariff on Mexico, it’s going to tank the American economy. I think the President knows that.”

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Brave words, GOPers. Are you going to lift a finger to reject Trump’s stupid tariff war or just grouse like powerless babies?

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OT. In case any of my fellow readers plans to go to see Trump while in the UK, please make sure you take a sign that sais John McCain, even better if you can print a large photo of him.

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They can make it apply to whatever they want it to apply to. They write the laws.

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