The US House of Representatives has voted to rescind US President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canadian goods. In a 219 to 211 vote, six Republican lawmakers joined Democrats to back a resolution that seeks to end the tariffs Trump imposed on Canada last year. The vote is largely symbolic as it will still need to be approved by the US Senate and then approved by Trump, who is very unlikely to sign it into law. Since his re-election, Donald Trump has imposed a series of tariffs on Canada, recently threatening a 100% import tax in response to Canada's proposed trade deal with China.
As the vote was taking place on the House floor, Trump posted on Truth Social: Any Republican, in the House or the Senate, that votes against TARIFFS will seriously suffer the consequences come Election time. He further stated, TARIFFS have given us Economic and National Security, and no Republican should be responsible for destroying this privilege.
This vote was after US House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Trump ally, attempted to block the discussion about the tariffs. Despite a thin Republican majority in the House, the six Republican defectors combined with a near-united front from Democrats secured enough votes for the measure.
Democrat Gregory Meeks, who introduced the measure, criticized Trump for weaponizing tariffs against allies and harming the global economy, emphasizing that these tariffs have not only damaged US-Canada relations but have also raised domestic prices.
Representative Don Bacon of Nebraska, one of the Republican defectors, deemed the tariffs as a net negative for the economy. The measure will now head to the Senate, where it faces further challenges.
Additionally, Trump's tariffs are under legal scrutiny as the US Supreme Court is poised to rule on the legality of the president's authority to impose such levies. Meeks indicated that this measure is the first of many bills intended to roll back Trump's trade actions.
As the vote was taking place on the House floor, Trump posted on Truth Social: Any Republican, in the House or the Senate, that votes against TARIFFS will seriously suffer the consequences come Election time. He further stated, TARIFFS have given us Economic and National Security, and no Republican should be responsible for destroying this privilege.
This vote was after US House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Trump ally, attempted to block the discussion about the tariffs. Despite a thin Republican majority in the House, the six Republican defectors combined with a near-united front from Democrats secured enough votes for the measure.
Democrat Gregory Meeks, who introduced the measure, criticized Trump for weaponizing tariffs against allies and harming the global economy, emphasizing that these tariffs have not only damaged US-Canada relations but have also raised domestic prices.
Representative Don Bacon of Nebraska, one of the Republican defectors, deemed the tariffs as a net negative for the economy. The measure will now head to the Senate, where it faces further challenges.
Additionally, Trump's tariffs are under legal scrutiny as the US Supreme Court is poised to rule on the legality of the president's authority to impose such levies. Meeks indicated that this measure is the first of many bills intended to roll back Trump's trade actions.
