GOP Hopes for Trump’s Tariffs

Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) wants President Trump to use tariffs as a cudgel to get other nations to pull back their own, Politico reports.

Said Kennedy: “In the long run, it will probably work. The problem is that in the long run, we’re all dead. And so the short run matters.”

Meanwhile, the Washington Post reports Republicans say they’re “nervous about the lasting repercussions if Trump keeps the tariffs in place for longer than a month.”