Republicans are warning that President Donald Trump could face a
shocking rebellion against him on the Senate floor if the president
slaps Mexico with wide-ranging tariffs.
At a closed-door lunch Tuesday, two Trump administration officials
laid out the president’s view: There is a crisis at the border and
Mexico needs to stem the surge of migrants to avoid the new levies.
But White House deputy counsel Pat Philbin and Assistant Attorney General Steve Engel faced brutal push-back from the GOP, according to multiple senators, with some threatening that Trump could actually face a veto-proof majority to overturn the tariffs.
Read more: Republicans threaten revolt, may block Trump's Mexico tariffs
But White House deputy counsel Pat Philbin and Assistant Attorney General Steve Engel faced brutal push-back from the GOP, according to multiple senators, with some threatening that Trump could actually face a veto-proof majority to overturn the tariffs.
Read more: Republicans threaten revolt, may block Trump's Mexico tariffs
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