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I'm not too worried about additional tariffs passing through congress, though. That would have been the safer approach to try from the beginning if Trump's people thought they could make it work. They opted for this workaround loophole nonsense specifically to go around congress because they had already ruled out the possibility of congressional approval.
I just don't think Trump could ever manage to get enough support from congress. Certainly not with how unpopular the tariffs currently are, and certainly not right before the midterms.
He absolutely does not have the numbers to get this through congress. Across the aisle repubs and dems are mostly pro-business, pro-trade, and these tariffs don't make an ounce of sense to any of them. Some GOP goons would vote for it just to make Trump happy, but way too many would rather protect their wealthy donors than protect the President. There's not a lot of political future in making the Waltons unhappy.
Well, plenty of the MAGA republicans are pro-tectionist more than they are pro-trade. If he'd tried to pass new tariffs on day 1 of his administration there's a chance that they might have had enough votes to do it. But, that was the slow way that required negotiating and compromise.
Now that people have seen just how awful the tariffs are, I think a lot of the MAGA republicans wouldn't pass the legislation. They could have claimed ignorance before the tariffs passed, but now it's hard for them to argue with a straight face that they'll be good for America.
But wouldn't it be delightful if he actually tried, because that's the only thing left to do and he can't possibly give up on the tariffs?
That's his one signature economic policy. Without tariffs, he's got nothing. Even though they are unpopular, he still claims they just need more time, you'll see how marvelous life is going to be when he hands the tariff checks to every household in America.