Bob Corker: Trump tariffs ‘an abuse of authority’

Published May 31, 2018 9:53pm ET



President Trump’s imposition of steel and aluminum tariffs on three American allies is “an abuse of authority,” according to a senior Senate Republican.

“Imposing steel and aluminum tariffs on our most important trading partners is the wrong approach and represents an abuse of authority intended only for national security purposes,” Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Bob Corker, R-Tenn., said Thursday.

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