firebrand from a deep red state — is in some ways an unlikely figure to articulate a searing case against Donald Trump’s agenda.
But the senator from Kentucky is issuing a stark warning to fellow Republicans that Trump’s tariff policies could lead to a generational political loss for the party. And he’s raking in surprising praise from his Democratic colleagues as he pushes back relentlessly on the airwaves and the Senate floor against what he describes as Trump’s executive overreach and infringement on Congress.
In an impassioned floor speech ahead of his vote to roll back Trump’s Canada tariffs Wednesday, the senator said members of Congress had “abdicated their power” over decades, and he placed the blame on both parties.
“I am a Republican. I am a supporter of Donald Trump. But this is a bipartisan problem,” Paul said. “I don’t care if the president is a Republican or a Democrat. I don’t want to live under emergency rule. I don’t want to live where my representatives cannot speak for me and have a check and balance on power.”
.... Paul joined GOP Senators Susan Collins (Maine), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) and Mitch McConnell (Kentucky) in voting with Democrats to scrap the national emergency that Trump declared to levy tariffs on Canada. ... Paul’s decision to buck tariffs has triggered Trump’s anger. Trump blasted Paul and the other Republican senators who voted to nullify his tariffs on Canada this week as “unbelievably disloyal.” (read more)
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