Sen. Ted Cruz has begged President Donald Trump to stop listening to the tariff hawks in his administration and “take the deal” countries are offering to lower trade barriers.

https://archive.ph/RBX67

  • Sibshops@lemm.ee
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    4 days ago

    Yeah 2/3 of congress can end the whole trade war. This is just showmanship.

    • jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de
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      You don’t even need that much. At least at this stage, Trump is abusing existing laws as a sledgehammer against the economy. While Trump can veto new laws passed by “just” 50% of the Congress, they would at least have some leverage to pressure him.