Senate Republicans Hint at Overriding Any Trump Veto on Tariffs
- Trump Dismisses GOP Dissent Over Mexico Tariffs as ‘Foolish’
- Farm-state senators worry about impact on their constituents
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Senate Republicans pushed back on President Donald Trump -- including the threat of a veto override -- after he scoffed at the possibility that members of his own party would try to block his plan to impose a tariff on Mexico over concerns about the potential economic fallout.
Senator Kevin Cramer, a North Dakota Republican, predicted that the Senate would have enough votes to override a presidential veto of any measure that would keep Trump’s tariffs on Mexico from going into effect June 10.