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Vice President JD Vance traveled to Capitol Hill late Wednesday to cast a tie-breaking vote in the Senate that killed a bipartisan effort to rebuke President Donald Trump’s trade policy.

Earlier in the evening, the Senate rejected the resolution that would have effectively blocked Trump’s global tariffs by revoking the emergency order the president is using to enact them. Two senators who were set to vote for the resolution, Republican Mitch McConnell and Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse, were absent, allowing the resolution to fail 49-49.

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[–] GuyFawkes@midwest.social 93 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Wow, like usual just a vote or two away…

I’m starting to think it’s not an accident.

[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 23 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Wait till the MAGA win the midterms with 89% of the vote

[–] GuyFawkes@midwest.social 7 points 4 days ago (2 children)

If that happens armed rebellion is a requirement, not just a far off last resort.

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 26 points 4 days ago (1 children)

you are already there... stop moving the goal post

[–] Fenrir 14 points 4 days ago

Oh that's the line?

[–] Nalivai@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

That's obviously because deep state shadow government reptiles. Afterall, all maga believes that, and there is so many of them, they can't all be mistaken.

[–] RangerJosey@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 days ago

Because it isn't.