Republican divisions emerge over Trump’s tariff policies as the president pushes Congress to pass the SAVE Act and restrict congressional stock trading.
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StateoftheUnionspeechesareallaboutaspirations.Itdoesn’tmatterifyou’reReagan.Clinton,Obama,theBushtandemorTrump.AspirationsarethequintessenceofStateoftheUnionspeeches.Whatpresidentsaspiretodo.AndwhatapresidentwantsCongresstodo.
Allofthisflowstowardtheultimateofpoliticalaspirations:winningelections.Beitthenextpresidentialelection.Or,HouseandSenateseatsduringthemidterms.
Thereweretwobigasks—andoneadmonition—fromPresidentDonaldTrumpthisweek.HewantsCongresstoapprovetheSAVEAct,requiringproofofcitizenshipforpeopletovote.Hewantslawmakerstopassastocktradingban,handcuffingCongressfromdealinginstocks.Andthepresidentdoesn’twantCongresstomeddleintariffpolicy.
PresidentTrumptoutedhisnewtariffs,arguingthattheywilleventuallyreplacethenation’sincometax.Thiscommanderinchiefhaswieldedexecutivepowermorebroadlythananyotherpresident.Soheinstructedlawma
