News of President Donald Trump pulling back on sweeping tariffs Wednesday gave Republicans on Capitol Hill something to cheer for — quite literally.
The surprise announcement was applauded by Senate Republicans when the news was revealed during a closed-door lunch, according to several lawmakers in the room.
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“It really lightened up the lunch discussion,” Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) said. “A lot of smiles.”
Sens. John Kennedy (R-LA) and Ron Johnson (R-WI) described their moods as “relieved.”
The episode underscored the growing tensions in the party over Trump’s global trade war that cratered markets in recent days with nearly $6 trillion in losses, a plunge that immediately began to rebound on the news of a 90-day
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