Trump Plays the Heavy for No Reason

Punchbowl News: “When the only tool you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.”

“Such is life with President Donald Trump, who’s warning that Republicans will be made to suffer — either in primaries or on Election Day — for voting against his unprecedented tariff regime.”

“First, let’s say this: Trump is wasting his energy. He can veto any tariff termination resolution and the vast majority of Republicans would absolutely uphold his veto. These resolutions are nothing more than a bad headline for the president. But Trump doesn’t like the optics of any Republicans voting against him. Ever.”

“Not that Trump cares, but this broadside is particularly poor congressional politics. If Trump just left the issue alone, voting against the tariffs would be a way for vulnerable GOP lawmakers to let off some steam and perhaps help their electoral prospects back home.”