The White House is denying that President Donald Trump is giving up on Congress to enact his agenda after the House handed him a high-profile defeat on tariffs.

Six House Republicans voted with every single Democrat to terminate Trump’s tariffs on Canada. The move came one day after Trump told Larry Kudlow, during a Fox Business Network Interview, that the White House would not seek to push another economic policy bill along party lines before the midterm elections. The developments fueled speculation that the president may be acknowledging political limits on Capitol Hill even as Republicans narrowly control both the House and Senate.