Trump tariffs pose danger for vulnerable Republicans

Trade Catastrophe Could Be the Thing That Finally Tears the GOP Apart

Chris Lehmann The fallout from Trump’s tariff plans has pitted the Republican financial elite against MAGA culture warriors in a way that threatens to split the coalition. The post Trade Catastrophe Could Be the Thing That Finally Tears the GOP Apart appeared first on The Nation.

Trump's Two-Front Economic Fight

Trump's tariff blitz takes extending 2017's tax cuts from important to imperative. In addition to the internal threat the economy faces from higher taxes, it now faces an external one from higher tariffs. Confronted with a two-front economic fight, Republicans must win the tax cut battle quickly.

Even in Alabama, some Republicans worry about Trump’s sweeping agenda

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — On a day when stock markets around the world dropped precipitously, Alabama Republican Party Chairman John Wahl led a celebration of the president whose global tariffs sparked the sell-off.

Analysis: Trump’s tariffs complicate Republicans’ turnout dilemma

WASHINGTON — Tariffs are taking a toll on the stock market, but they could also complicate Republicans’ effort to maintain their majorities on Capitol Hill.

Trump’s tariffs complicate Republicans’ turnout dilemma

ANALYSIS — Tariffs are taking a toll on the stock market, but they could also complicate Republicans’ effort to maintain their majorities on Capitol Hill.  While a slumping or failing economy is an obvious political risk for the party in power ahead of an election, there’s more nuance to Republicans’ specific challenge in the upcoming midterms.  Republicans have a turnout problem. They are now the party of lower-propensity voters, and there’s no…

Trump Woos Political Donors as Tariff Worries Rattle Republicans

President Donald Trump cast his tariffs as a political winner in an attempt to assuage fears from wealthy Republican benefactors about the fallout of his signature …