Democrat Skipping Trump Tariff Vote Sparks Anger
Posted By: NorthernDog, 5/1/2025 8:01:10 AM
A Democratic lawmaker's decision to skip a key vote on Donald Trump's new tariffs has sparked backlash from other Democrats. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse missed the vote to rebuke Trump's global tariffs on Wednesday, which ended in a 49-49 tie, before Vice President JD Vance traveled to Capitol Hill to cast a tiebreaking vote against the resolution. Even if it did pass the Senate, the House wasn't expected to take up the resolution after Republicans passed a rule that specifically blocks this type of resolution until the end of September. Trump would also likely have vetoed the resolution if it reached
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David Souter, former Supreme Court justice
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resistance leaders 16 replies
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resistance leaders 16 replies
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In this episode of Al Sharpton: Race-Hustler Extraordinaire"...
First, the facts:
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Ahh, "equitable." As we've learned all too well, for the Democrat Party, "equity" — along with "inclusion" — doesn't mean to the left what it means to the rest of us, or what it means in the dictionary.
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And, there it is: we have a trade deal!
The White House just announced that the United States has secured a huge trade deal with China.
This very well could mean that the trade war with China is coming to an end. In other words, the tariffs worked, as President Trump promised!
Negotiations were held in Geneva this weekend between U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng.
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Kooky Whitehouse was on a taxpayer paid junket. The Turtle also missed the vote. Left is furious but can do nothing about it now.