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Bill to to revoke Trump's "emergency order" to bypass congress in proclaiming tariffs failed because two senators were absent. (www.cnn.com)

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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 85 points 1 day ago (11 children)

Wow, like usual just a vote or two away…

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

[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 18 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (5 children)

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

[–] GuyFawkes@midwest.social 6 points 1 day ago (4 children)

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

[–] Fenrir 13 points 1 day ago

Oh that's the line?

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