Along those lines, this story caught my eye. Those poor congressional Republicans. They'd like to do something because they hate tariffs. They like commerce and low taxes, don'cha'know. If only there were something they could do!
There is. The power to tax is given, not to the president, but to Congress. Trump is currently exploiting power given to him by... Congress, and Congress can take it back. Yes, Trump could veto a bill, which would require a congressional override, but a) if Republicans really cared about deregulation, open commerce and low taxes, they'd vote to take away Trump's authority to pull this shit, and b) Democrats would mostly go along with it just to stick it to Trump.
So, what's the hold-up? As the article says, Republicans don't want to get into a public fight with their own President. In other words, they are backing down. Again. Like they always do in the face of whatever Trump does. Like they always will.
Soon, I am going to have to confront my past wrongness comparing Trump to Carter. Congressional opposition, within one's own party, used to be a thing, and it wasn't just about lack of polarization. More is going on here. More to come soon.
