Republican lawmakers are making the case to constituents that the roller-coaster ride the market has been on as a result of President Donald Trump’s ever-shifting tariff policy is a sign his negotiating skills can get results.
Members of Congress, who are preparing to leave for a two-week recess where they’ll hear from their constituents, are navigating a complicated landscape: On the one hand, they want to support the president’s agenda. On the other, they want to keep their voters — including those with pocketbook concerns over the tariffs — calm.
But after Trump reversed course Wednesday on most of his tariffs with a sudden 90-day pause, few lawmakers acknowledged those concerns could be in conflict.