Unity isn’t exactly a hallmark of the Republican Party, yet they have managed to present a united front throughout what has been dubbed the Schumer Shutdown.

However, Tuesday evening unfolded differently when five Senate Republicans joined Democrats in a vote to block President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on Brazil.

Curious about which Republicans decided to break ranks?

If you had to guess, you’d likely pinpoint most, if not all, of these five senators.

This development came after a private luncheon where Vice President JD Vance advised Republican senators against interfering with Trump’s tariff decisions.

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.

So, who were the Republicans who broke ranks? 

🚨NEW — Four Republicans in the senate just voted with Democrats to end Trump’s tariffs on imports from Brazil.

Mitch McConnell

Thom Tillis

Rand Paul

Lisa Murkowski

Susan Collins pic.twitter.com/OkbwLhSQcK

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I bet if I’d asked you to guess who the five were, you’d have come up with most — if not all — of them: 

• Susan Collins (ME)
• Mitch McConnell (KY)
• Lisa Murkowski (AK)
• Rand Paul (KY)
• Thom Tillis (NC) 

This followed a closed-door lunch between Vice President JD Vance and Republican senators during which Vance cautioned the senators not to thwart Trump’s tariff use. 

Vance argued after the lunch that tariffs give Trump leverage to craft new trade deals that benefit the country and urged Republicans not to break ranks against the president.

“To vote against that is to strip that incredible leverage from the president of the United States. I think it’s a huge mistake and I know most of the people in there agree with me,” he said.

As of this writing, President Trump has not commented on the vote (though he’s rather busy at the moment on the other side of the world).