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Trump announces tariffs on beer cans
The Trump administration has slapped 25% tariffs on beer and empty aluminum cans, according to a notice by the Federal Reserve.
The US will begin collecting the taxes starting at 12:01 am on Friday.
The move tweaks Trump’s previous tariffs on aluminum imports.
Auto tariffs start tonight
Trump’s 25% automobile tariffs start on Thursday at 12:01 am ET, according to the Federal Register.
The tariffs will be placed on all foreign cars and foreign auto parts before May 3.
Trump lashes out at Senate Republicans
When Trump got word of four Senate Republicans reportedly joining Democrats in opposing the tariffs, he called them out on a post on Truth Social just before 1 am on Wednesday.
Trump said he hopes McConnell, Collins, Murkowski, and Paul “will hopefully get on the Republican bandwagon, for a change, and fight the Democrats wild and flagrant push to not penalize Canada for the sale, into our Country, of large amounts of Fentanyl, by Tariffing the value of this horrible and deadly drug in order to make it more costly to distribute and buy,” he wrote.
“They are playing with the lives of the American people, and right into the hands of the Radical Left Democrats and Drug Cartels.
“The Senate Bill is just a ploy of the Dems to show and expose the weakness of certain Republicans, namely these four, in that it is not going anywhere because the House will never approve it and I, as your President, will never sign it.”
Mitch McConnell to oppose tariffs
The Senate is set to vote later today to undo Trump’s tariffs on Canada.
Virginia Senator Tim Kaine said at today’s press conference that Republican Senator Mitch McConnell reportedly plans to back the Senate Democrats.
Three other Republican Senators including Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Susan Rand Paul of Kentucky, and Susan Collins of Maine, are seemingly leaning towards voting with the Democrats.
The vote would need all Senate Democrats plus the four Republicans to vote in favor to pass the Senate.
The move is largely symbolic because it would still have to go through the Republican-controlled House to pass.
