Congressional Republican Senators have not meaningfully resisted Trump's tariff policies despite public concerns, suggesting political deference to Trump will only change once constituents feel economic pain and feedback reaches them, enabling them to claim mandate for resistance.

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Tim Kolkatz

Evidence Quote

Republican Senators have been very happy to just kind of go along with most of his plans... waiting for their constituents to feel pain to then give feedback to the Senators and then they kind of feel like they have the ammo

Source

Project 2025 had a tariff plan, but Trump has gone off scriptThe Globe and Mail
Created: 8/11/2026, 7:02:23 AM

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