GOP anxieties peak as Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs arrive

Published April 2, 2025 7:00am ET



President Donald Trump’s so-called Liberation Day of tariffs arrived Wednesday against the backdrop of a nervous and confused Republican Party over which countries and goods will be affected.

Meanwhile, Trump was on the cusp of what could amount to the biggest policy snub of his second term as some Senate Republicans weighed whether to side with Democrats on a bipartisan measure to overturn his Canadian tariffs.

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