Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) said that he and other Senate Republicans are working on a plan to fight President Trump’s decision to no longer exempt U.S. allies from steep steel and aluminum tariffs.
Corker spoke out against the tariffs in a pair of tweets on Saturday, sharing pieces from The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post on the tariffs.
The Journal’s editorial board slammed Trump’s decision to remove exemptions for the European Union, Canada and Mexico from steep aluminum and steel tariffs. The Post story also focused on Trump’s tariffs, as well his order for the Energy Department to buy from struggling coal and nuclear plants to try and help the industry.
“These two stories feel like something I could have read in a local Caracas newspaper last week, not in America. Venezuela, here WE come!” the Republican tweeted.
“I am working with like-minded Republican senators on ways to push back on the president using authorities in ways never intended and that are damaging to our country and our allies,” Corker continued. “Will Democrats join us?”
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Top GOP senator: Republicans are already working to fight Trump tariffs https://t.co/gJwMb3xuv3 pic.twitter.com/O1e465jjx7
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