Senado rejeita tarifas de Trump contra Canadá pela segunda vez - votação 50-46 expõe fissuras comerciais
O Congresso americano enterra mais uma iniciativa protecionista de Trump em movimento raro de rebelião bipartidária.
Fronteiras Abertas, Economia Fechada
Pela segunda vez esta semana, o Senado dos EUA bloqueou as tarifas do ex-presidente contra o Canadá - 50 votos contra 46 mostram que mesmo republicanos estão cansados da guerra comercial que só fez subir preços para consumidores americanos.
Enquanto Washington briga com aliados históricos, a China avança com acordos comerciais na Ásia e América Latina. Essas tarifas são como taxar seu próprio jardim enquanto os vizinhos constroem arranha-céus - protecionismo que protege nada além da inflação.
O timing não poderia ser pior: com eleições se aproximando e a economia global mostrando sinais de desaceleração, os políticos finalmente perceberam que guerras comerciais têm um pequeno detalhe - alguém precisa pagar a conta, e sempre somos nós.
Trump cut off Canada trade talks after Ontario aired Reagan ad
Trump scrapped trade talks with Canada last weekend after a regional government in Ontario aired a baseball ad quoting Ronald Reagan blasting tariffs.
The ad, which aired during playoff games, showed the late president from a 1987 radio address where he said, “The way to prosperity for all nations is rejecting protectionist legislation and promoting fair and free competition.”
Reagan was referencing tariffs on Japan, but also warned about trade wars.
That clearly struck a nerve. Trump quickly called the ad fake and claimed Reagan actually supported tariffs. But McConnell wasn’t buying it. On Tuesday, he fired back:
“The economic harms of trade wars are not the exception to history, but the rule. And no cross-eyed reading of Reagan will reveal otherwise.”
McConnell also confirmed he’ll support all resolutions to end emergency tariff authorities.
Trump also threatened to raise the current 35% duty on Canadian goods by another 10%, but hasn’t followed through… yet. That threat is still hanging, even as Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney says he’s willing to get back to the table.
Carney said before the talks collapsed, there had been “considerable progress” on issues like steel, aluminum, and energy tariffs.
Senators split over Canada vs Brazil tariff justifications
Not all Republicans were on board with killing the Canada tariffs.Sen. Thom Tillis from North Carolina voted to keep them, after voting against the Brazil tariffs a day earlier.
“The Brazil tariff is very different,” Tillis said. “It appeared to center on a disagreement that had nothing to do with business or trade.”
On the other hand, Collins, who represents a border state, said she’s directly seen the harm the tariffs have caused.
“I’ve seen firsthand the damage that the Canadian tariffs have caused,” she told reporters. “I also believe the Canadians have worked very hard to try to stem the flow of drugs into this country… the vast majority of drugs arrive from the southern border, not the northern border. So I don’t think the basis for imposing tariffs on Canada is a valid one.”
She was joined by Murkowski and Paul, who also co-sponsored the resolution. It was the same lineup of GOP senators that joined with Democrats to block the Brazil resolution on Tuesday.
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