From Fox News: Senate Republicans offered a rare rebuke against President Donald Trump and his trade strategy on Tuesday, despite still remaining largely in lockstep amid the ongoing government shutdown.
A handful of Senate Republicans joined Senate Democrats to end Trump’s use of emergency powers to implement steep, 50% tariffs on Brazil. While the resolution, led by Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., advanced from the upper chamber, it can’t be taken up in the House until early next year.
That’s because House Republicans recently passed a rule that would not allow the chamber to consider legislation dealing with Trump’s tariffs until January of next year.
Five Senate Republicans, Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul of Kentucky, and Thom Tillis of North Carolina, joined all Senate Democrats to advance the resolution with a 52-48 vote.
The betrayal comes after Vice President JD Vance had just warned Republican senators during a luncheon on Tuesday that they should NOT vote against Trump’s tariffs.
Vance had explained that the tariffs give Trump the needed leverage to make new trade deals that benefit the country.
🚨 The Senate votes 52-48 to overturn President Trump’s 50 percent tariffs on Brazil. 5 GOP Senators break ranks to vote against Trump: Collins ME, McConnell KY, Murkowski AK, Paul KY, and Tillis NC. pic.twitter.com/v4BpXpvhlJ
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) October 28, 2025
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