Republican Senator, Rand Paul (KY) voted with the Democrats once again to try to seize President Trump’s Tariff Power and failed thanks to a tie-breaking vote from Vice President, JD Vance.
CNN: 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.
The Constitution clearly states that Congress, not the president, has the power of the purse. All new taxes (which is what a tariff is) are supposed to originate in the House of Representatives before going to the Senate for approval.https://t.co/TyrmT7kYcE
— Rand Paul (@RandPaul) April 30, 2025
Suck on that @RandPaul https://t.co/EninSpHsdg
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) April 30, 2025
@RandPaul we will work tirelessly to ensure you are voted out of office if you go against the tariffs!!! WE TRUST @realDonaldTrump with the economy, NOT YOU!!! SO BACK OFF!!!! https://t.co/9GfPivUkxr
— USArealityreport.com (@USRealityReport) April 29, 2025
