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Vice President JD Vance cast a tiebreaking vote to table a bipartisan resolution Wednesday night aimed at canceling President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency in order to impose global tariffs.
Newsweek reached out to the White House via email Wednesday night for comment.
Why It Matters
Stock markets dipped, and experts warned of a possible recession after Trump’s flip-flops on tariffs in recent weeks. The president threatened that the United States would impose tariffs on more than 180 countries and a 10 percent “baseline” tariff on all imports.
Following pushback from a number of Republicans and advisers, Trump reversed course and announced on social media that he was issuing a 90-day pause and a “substantially” lower reciprocal tariff rate of 10 percent. Stocks immediately took off following the announcement.
Trump has also suffered a slide in the polls in recent weeks, as more Americans have seemingly soured on his handling of the economy and other key policies like immigration.
What To Know
The resolution ended in a tie during the first round of votes, as a few members of the Senate were not there. In a subsequent vote to table or reconsider the resolution, Vance stepped in to break the 49-49 tie.
Republican Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky cosponsored the bill and Republican Senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski also voted in favor of it.
Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell was noticeably absent for the vote, but his spokesperson, David Popp, sent out a statement, according to Punchbowl News reporter Andrew Desiderio, saying, “The Senator has been consistent in opposing tariffs and that a trade war is not in the best interest of American households and businesses. He believes that tariffs are a tax increase on everybody.”
This is a developing story that will be updated with additional information.
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