EXCLUSIVE — Since taking office three months ago, freshman Rep. Jeff Hurd (R-CO) has shied away from breaking with President Donald Trump, aside from condemning his Jan. 6 pardons.

But that changed after Trump announced his sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs that would impose new duties on about 90 countries without any congressional approval. Hurd, who represents Colorado’s Pueblo area and Western Slope, joined with centrist Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) to co-sponsor bipartisan legislation to rein in Trump’s tariff authority.