Republicans breathe sigh of relief as Supreme Court axes Trump tariffs

 https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5748394-republicans-supreme-court-trump-tariffs/

The Supreme Court’s ruling that struck down the sweeping global tariffs at the heart of President Trump’s economic policies has produced enormous cracks in the GOP’s outward show of party unity.

After spending the past year rallying behind Trump on virtually every facet of his second-term agenda, Republican lawmakers spanning the ideological spectrum are publicly praising the decision as a victory for free trade, the separation of powers, or both. 

Many Republicans, however, have been reluctant to voice their concerns with Trump’s tariffs out loud, for fear of becoming a target of the president and the army of MAGA loyalists he still commands. Indeed, many GOP lawmakers abandoned their previous free-trade positions to support the tariffs over the last year. A vote last week in the House condemning Trump’s tariffs on Canadian goods, for instance, won the support of only six Republicans.