to mitch mcconnell, orrin hatch,
ben sass across the board.
here is the thing, congress has
a constitutional right to
regulate trade under normal
circumstances, but the law that
the president used to do this,
which is based on national
security reasons, which is
highly disputed here, but
nevertheless, if congress did
want to take action, they would
have to do it by veto proof
majority.
on that, i just don't see how
congress is going to muster the
votes for this, given this
is not the same republican party
that we've seen in the past when
it comes to free trade.
so, i think we'll have to see
how this plays out, but one
important note i want to mention
as well that just baffles the
mind on all of this is that i
did some reporting a couple
weeks ago when this first
happened.
even the steel workers wanted
these tariffs to be targeted.
they were concerned about
exactly this scenario that it
would spark a broader trade war.
so why -- we still don't have
the answers here as to why.