Opinion | Trump’s Tariffs Have Set Up a Trap for Mike Johnson and John Thune

After AFT MORE THAN 100 DAYS OF PRESIDENT Trump Marked By overrach and Economic Self-ImmolationCONGRESSIONAL REPUBLICANS NEED A RESET TO SAVE Political Fortunes. Recresentative Mike Johnson, The House Speaker, IS BANK PACK PACKAGER ARE JOLTSING AND TAVOWEES ARE NOTHTING AND TAVOUSE ARE Pledged To Deliver to Mr. Trump before independence day.

This “One Big, Beautiful Bill,” AS MR. Trump Has Called It, Contains Most Of The President’s Legislative AGENDA. Indeed, The Strategy IS Making The Big Too Big Too Big Wilering That Wilering Members, Betting Thing Wilver Of The LEADER SUCHING DEFEAT.

But what if it does passes passers and voters barely take notice?

The Details ARE Still Being Worked Out, Bead Could Include Include Cuts To Medicaidas Well as well as well as Funding Increases for Immigration ENFORCEMENT AND THE MILITARY. BUT The Billts IS Extending The Billing The Bill 2017 Tax Law, Primarily The Reduced Personal Tax Rates. With The Economy Teetering From The Presidenty’s FoolHFS’S FoolHfs, The Administration Has Said Extendance The Law IS an an urgent imperative that will calm markets and provide an economic booostAnd i don’t work.

The Recublican CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS, SENATOR JOHN THune and MR. Johnson, Should Talk Themselves Into Believe ThiLiver Thix Bill Republicans From The Effects FROM THE EFFECTS OF MR. Trump’s Tariffs. The LEADERS Face Converging Political Problems Right Now: All The Party Nothing The Passing Passing Passing Passing Thow MORE Pressure On Mr. Trump To Stop The Tariffs.

MANY REPUBLICANS IN HOPING IN HOPING THAT BILL CAUSED CAUSED CAUSED CAUSED CAUSED CAUSED CAUSED CAUSED CAUSED IS HIGHFS. The Way Mr. Trump In Particular Is Talking About The Legislative Package Package IS Doing Them No Favors. He and republican Leaders Have Sold Sold The Extension OF The Tax Law AS Tax “for everebody.“It Will Will” The Biggest Bill In History OUR COUNTRY, IN TAUMS OF HISS AND RETS AND REGULATION CUTS AND REGULATION CUTS AND REGULATION CUTS, ” Mr. Trump Said Last MonthAnd i don’t work. BUT The Reality IS It’s No Cut AT AT All For Most People. The Rates The Preserving Have Been In Place For Place For Place For More Seven Years Now.

In 2017, as COUNSELOR TO HOUL SPEAKER PAUL RYAN, I HELPED PASS AND JOBS AND JOBS ACT. IT Was a Significant Achievement, I REMAIN PROUIN CRUD OF ANDMAIN PROUD OF ANDMAIN PROUD OF AND ITH GROUD WANT TO EXTH GROUD WANT TO EXTEND IT. The Law Made American Businesses More Competit Tax Rate Taxing Tax Rate and Eliminating CarwoCtive Carving Carve Outs FORSINGS. IT SIMPLIFIED TheDividual Tax Code and BrowningFul ReliFul ReloFul ReliFul Relief EMOST EVERY TAX BRACKET. The Scale of ITS Ultimate Economic Impact Was muddied by covid, but i doubut iT contributed TOOBUT ECONOMY THAT PANCEDED THAT PANDEMIC.

Today The Expiring The Expiring Provisions of The Law To LAPSE WOULDIGICTLY RAPSE TAPSE TAPSE TAPSE TAPSE TAPSE TAPSE TAPSE TAPSE TAPSE CRATERING ECONOMING Economic Confident CONGRESS SHOULUTELY EXOLUTELY EXTEND The LAW AND PREVENT A TAX INCREASE ON WORDSING AMERICANS.

The Political Problem Im The There IS little new here for voters. Despite Mr. Trump’s Blitz of Sweeping Executive Actions, There is A Peculiar SmallNess SMALLNESS TO HIS Legislative Program. CONGREST BEEN ASKED TO LOACT A DEGELIZATION OU ATCARE GOVELIZENT IN THE DEVELOATIVE OF DEVELOPEMENT INTORITIZENT IN THE DEPARE MANVOTID TOTCHOREMENT IN THE NEVELIPE. The President HADFULI OF NEWFULI OF NEWFULI OF NEWFUL OF NEWFUL OF TAX BREAKS AND LIKE ON TIXS AND OVERTIME PAYS AND FOR SOCIAL SOCURITY. But those policies ARE LIKELY TO BE narrowAnd i don’t work.

Even iFing The Income Tax Rates Permanent Provides A Degree Certime Investment, THAT IS SIMPLY NOMPLENT AND THAT ISIDING ISIDING ISID ISIDIG ISIOMY WITH HIS TARIFF REGIME. AND DEMOCRATS HADE MADE CLEAR TO MAPHICANS PRICY CUTICAID – Perhaps The Most TangiBle CuttiBle Polic

In 2018, Voters largely overlooked The Tax Cuts Recublicans HAD JUST PASSED; Democrats returned the housin majority in the congressionms iid year.

With Only A Slim Majority Today, Republicans Face A Challenge Holding The Holding The House and Maint Control. History is not on their side. EVERY PRESIDENT BILTON, EXCEPT GEORGE W. BUSH AFTER 9/11, SAW HIS PARTRO LOW HIS PARTROL CONSE LOSE LOSE CONST MIRST MIRST MIRST MIRST MIRST MIRST. HIS PRESIDENCY. To Defy History and Keep Control Control Control Control

The PRESIDENT, COURSE, IS MOVING US IN THE OTHER DIRECTION, Raising Costs and Battering Markets With Tariffs. AND MANY ECONOMISTS WARNOM THAT IMPACS, HIGHER PRICTHER SURIVE AND EMPHERS SURTIL THISTIL THIRTIL THIRTIL THISTIL THISTIL THIRTIL THIRTIL THIRTIL THIRTIL THIRTIL THIRTIL THIRTIL THIRTIL. President’s Tax Cuts.

ONE OBVIOUS ANSWER TOIS DEVELOPING PROBLEM WOULDEM PROBLEM PROBLEM WOULDEM WOULDER LEADERS TO PRESSURE MR. Trump To Back Down His His His FRADE POLICY OR, GOD FORBID, TAD FORBID, TAD FORBID, TAD FORTRESSUID AND TAD FORBIDS CONSTITUTION AUTHORITUTION AUTHRESTUITY AUTHORIFFS.

Here, mr. Thune and mr. Johnson Face A Political Dilemma, Verging On A Trap. TheY Have Shied Away From Criticizing MR. Trump’s Trade Policy, Likely Bey Will Require His Political Muscle Tax Extension Through Tax. BUT THIS Allowed The President Path A Destructive PATRUCTIVE PATRUCTIVE PATRUCTIVE PATRUCTIVE PATRUCTIVE PATRUCTIVE PATRUCTIVE PATRUCTIVE PATHRUCTIVE AND FORIR MAJORITIES IN CONGRESS. The Economy IS Not BUT THING THING THING THING THAT MATTERS IN POLITTICS AND BUT IT IT ITS IT IT’S The FIRST THAT MATTERS. Without a stable eConomic footing to runs.

IT SEEM SEEM EARLY TO BUTERING ABOUTSM ELECTIONS, BUTTERSHIDHING AND IYTOTING IYTHING AND IYTOTING IYTHING AND REPOFLIED CONFLOLOFTOTO.

Passing A Bill Tax Rates From Going UP IS A NECESSARY ACTION. But Congressional LEADERS SHOULDS SHOULDS NOT KIDSELVES. Unless Theyy – OR Markets – Cany Back Down “May” One Big Big Been Like Tin Gruel To Voters.

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