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Trump-GOP split: Senators loudly oppose Mexico tariff threat

Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a
rare confrontation, Repub- MEXICAN
lican senators declared
deep opposition Tues-
day to President Donald
Trump's threatened tariffs
on all goods coming into
the U.S. from Mexico. But STANDOFF
it's unclear they have the
votes to stop him, and
Trump said they'd be "fool-
ish" to try.
All sides, including officials
from Mexico meeting with
Trump negotiators in Wash-
ington this week, remain
hopeful that high-level
talks will ease the president
away from his threat. But
with the tariffs set to start
next Monday — and Trump
declaring them "more
likely" than not to take
effect — fellow Republi-
cans in Congress warned
the White House they are
ready to stand up to the
president.
The public split and loom-
ing standoff over 5% tariffs Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., speaks to reporters following the weekly policy lunches on Capitol Hill in Washing-
on all goods imported from ton, Tuesday, June 4, 2019.
Mexico revealed a fun- Associated Press
damental divergence in
values between the presi- more to halt illegal immigra- they strenuously oppose. my conference for tar- Trump officials there could
dent and his party. Trump tion. For Republicans, tariffs Senate Majority Leader iffs, that’s for sure.” At a be trouble if the GOP-held
uses tariffs as leverage to are counter to firmly rooted Mitch McConnell said with lengthy closed-door lunch Senate votes on disapprov-
get what he wants — in this orthodoxy and viewed as understatement, “There meeting at the Capitol, ing the tariffs.
case to force Mexico to do nothing more than taxes is not much support in senators took turns warning Continued on Next Page

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