The U.S. Senate passed legislation Wednesday that would nullify U.S. tariffs on Canada, less than a week after Donald Trump said all trade talk with its northern neighbour are terminated.

The U.S. Senate passed legislation Wednesday that would nullify U.S. tariffs on Canada, just as U.S. President Donald Trump is engaged in trade talks in Asia as well as an increasingly bitter trade spat with U.S.’s northern neighbour that is one of its largest economic partners.

The 50-46 tally was the latest in a series of votes this week to terminate the national emergencies that Trump has used to impose tariffs. While the resolutions won’t ultimately take effect, they have proven to be an effective way for Democrats to expose cracks between the president’s trade policy and Republican senators who have traditionally supported free trade arguments.

    • Fredthefishlord@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      11·
      9 hours ago

      it could either mean a. They want to pretend to be bipartisan and know it will die in house of reps. Or B, there’s a lot more more hidden(pathetic) anti trumpers enough that 4 repubs felt comfortable breaking in this political climate.

    • spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.worksOP
      3·
      7 hours ago

      Vote is symbolic only. Of course it would take 17 Republicans senators breaking with Trump to override his veto, and then there’s the impossibility of getting 2/3rds of the House to do the same.

      But hopefully you’re right and it’s only the first crack.