US senate pass resolution to end Donald Trump’s global tariffs, members of his own Republican Party also among them
Even as US President Donald Trump boasts about his tariff policies on the world stage, lawmakers back home are pushing back. The US Senate has passed a resolution to stop Trump’s tariff actions and it was approved with help from four members of his own Republican Party. This was the Senate’s third vote this week opposing Trump’s trade measures, which have faced criticism both in the US and abroad. The resolution passed narrowly, with a 51-47 vote, showing that support from a few Republicans was key.
The Republican senators who sided with Democrats were Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Susan Collins of Maine, and Kentucky’s Rand Paul and Mitch McConnell.
While the vote highlights growing unease among Republicans about Trump’s trade policies, it’s unlikely to have an immediate effect. The resolution still needs to pass in the House of Representatives, where Republican leaders have refused to take it up.
This show of opposition came just as Trump was celebrating what he called a breakthrough in trade talks with China. After meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea, Trump announced that he would lower tariffs on China. In return, China agreed to buy 25 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans every year for the next three years.
Trump said his trade deals would bring “prosperity and security” to millions of Americans.
India-US trade negotiations
The US Senate’s move comes at a time when India and the United States are trying to work out a new trade deal, following President Trump’s decision to impose steep 50 per cent tariffs on Indian goods in August.
About half of these tariffs were introduced as punishment for India’s ongoing energy trade with Russia.
Despite Trump’s repeated claims that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had “assured” him India would stop buying oil from Russia, New Delhi has denied that any such conversation took place. Union Minister Piyush Goyal also made it clear that India will not accept any agreement made “under pressure,” saying the country will only sign a fair and respectful deal.
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