Key Senate Democrat confident in GOP support ahead of vote to rebuke Trump tariff policy

A key Senate Democrat projected confidence Wednesday that the chamber will rebuke President Donald Trump’s tariff policy with support from some Republicans in an expected evening vote.

A key Senate Democrat projected confidence Wednesday that the chamber will rebuke President Donald Trump’s tariff policy with support from some Republicans in an expected evening vote. The move would amount to rare bipartisan pushback against Trump in the GOP-led Senate. Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine is leading the effort to force the Senate vote on blocking tariffs from the Trump administration on Canadian imports. Trump has criticized the measure and urged Republicans to vote against it. One Republican — Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky — is cosponsoring the resolution and others have either said they plan to back it or are open to backing it, due to concerns about how tariffs will affect their constituents. The impact of any Senate vote will be limited, however, as any adopted resolution will not make any headway in the House. House Republicans previously tucked a provision into a procedural vote on a government funding bill that bars the House from considering legislation related to blocking Trump tariffs on Canada, Mexico or China for the rest of the year. Kaine said Wednesday he had approached Sen. Mitch McConnell Tuesday evening about signing onto the effort and said the Kentucky Republican pledged to back it before he could even ask.