Whitehouse joins McConnell as no show to Senate vote on Trump tariffs
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — A bipartisan attempt to rebuke President Donald Trump over his trade policy fell short in the senate.
Wednesday’s vote was 50 to 49, with Vice President JD Vance breaking a tie.
Rhode Island Democratic senator Sheldon Whitehouse and GOP senator Mitch McConnell were expected to support the resolution but they weren’t present for the vote.
The resolution would have effectively blocked Trump’s global tariffs by revoking the emergency order he used to enact them.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune took action to kill any effort to bring up the resolution for another vote.
The resolution would have eventually failed in the house due to Speaker Mike Johnson’s provision that prohibits consideration of the measure through September 30.
ABC6 reached out to Senator Whitehouse’s office for comment, and a spokesperson said Senator Whitehouse was in Korea at the “Our Ocean Conference.”
The statement reads in part
The senator expressed America’s continued support for the blue economy, climate solutions, fisheries, and maritime security, even as the Trump administration cedes leadership on the oceans to the rest of the world.
