GOP trashes Trump’s tariff announcement, some call for blocking legislation

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House and Senate Republicans on Thursday criticized President Trump’s decision to impose new tariffs on aluminum and steel imports, and some went so far as to say legislation is needed to eliminate them.

“I disagree with this action and its unintended consequences,” Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said in a blunt statement once Trump approved them.

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