Trump calls Senate bill to end shutdown a ‘very big victory’ as deal splits Democrats – US politics live
by Shrai Popat (now); Lucy Campbell and Yohannes Lowe from World news | The Guardian on (#71CNH)
US president congratulates Republicans on deal now moving to House; Democrats riven over some senators' support for bill
As the supreme court deliberates on the fate of Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs - which he maintains are a matter of national security" as justices appeared skeptical during oral arguments on the case last week -the president said that the US would be forced to hand in excess of three trillion dollars" if the levies are scrapped, in a late night post on Truth Social.
He added:
It would not be possible to ever make up for that kind of a drubbing.' That would truly become an insurmountable National Security Event, and devastating to the future of our Country - Possibly non-sustainable!
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