Vance warns Senate GOP not to buck Trump with tariff votes: ‘Big mistake’

Published October 28, 2025 4:25pm ET



Vice President JD Vance urged Senate Republicans to back the White House on tariffs, telling the Washington Examiner that voting to undo them this week would be a “big mistake.”

His comments come ahead of three Senate votes, forced by Democrats, that would repeal levies on Canada and Brazil and the global baseline of 10% Trump put in place earlier this year.

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