Republicans admit Trump’s handed them a ‘challenge’ with tariffs in an election year

By David M. Drucker, Al Weaver

Published June 5, 2018 2:00am ET

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Republicans admit Trump’s handed them a ‘challenge’ with tariffs in an election year — Tensions over trade flared inside the Republican Party on Monday as members of Congress fretted that President Trump would spoil the robust economy responsible for the party’s improving midterm prospects with onerous tariffs on imported raw materials. [Related: Big business CEOs fret that Trump’s tariffs could harm economic expansion] Republicans concede that grassroots conservatives are […]

Tensions over trade flared inside the Republican Party on Monday as members of Congress fretted that President Trump would spoil the robust economy responsible for the party’s improving midterm prospects with onerous tariffs on imported raw materials.

[Related: Big business CEOs fret that Trump’s tariffs could harm economic expansion]

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