White House denies Trump is giving up on Congress to push his agenda
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The White House is denying that President Donald Trump is giving up on Congress to enact his agenda after the House handed him a high-profile defeat on tariffs.
Six House Republicans voted with every single Democrat to terminate Trump’s tariffs on Canada. The move came one day after Trump told Larry Kudlow, during a Fox Business Network Interview, that the White House would not seek to push another economic policy bill along party lines before the midterm elections. The developments fueled speculation that the president may be acknowledging political limits on Capitol Hill even as Republicans narrowly control both the House and Senate.
“Any suggestion that the White House is not working efficiently and successfully with our partners in the legislative branch is a suggestion not based in reality,” White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson told the Washington Examiner.
The White House, in particular, cited the One Big Beautiful Bill and its tax cuts for working families, including no taxes on tips, no taxes on overtime, and no taxes on Social Security, and its funding of border security, in addition to the HALT Fentanyl Act, the Laken Riley Act, and the GENIUS Act.
The White House did not address whether Tuesday’s vote would lead to Trump relying more heavily on executive action — something the president himself seemed to suggest during his interview with Kudlow.
“We have gotten everything passed that we need,” the president said of his One Big Beautiful Bill. “Now we just have to manage it, but we have gotten everything passed that we need for four years.”
Although Trump, in the same interview, underscored that he had other legislative priorities, including the SAVE America Act, the admission emphasizes his loosening grip on Congress as lawmakers consider their own reelections, according to Republican strategist Charlie Black.
“The president still has solid support from Republicans in Congress, but it is not unanimous, so he cannot push his programs through, even with reconciliation available,” Black, the founding chairman of the Prime Policy Group, told the Washington Examiner. “The dam has just broken on congressional support for his tariffs.”
Democratic strategist Jim Manley, meanwhile, dismissed executive action as “meaningless” and being “purely for show” because while it “may make Trump feel good,” it is “legally worthless” as the next president can repeal them.
“The president really did a number on House and Senate Republicans when he said …
Same show, different day.
The White House is denying that President Donald Trump is giving up on Congress to enact his agenda after the House handed him a high-profile defeat on tariffs.
Six House Republicans voted with every single Democrat to terminate Trump’s tariffs on Canada. The move came one day after Trump told Larry Kudlow, during a Fox Business Network Interview, that the White House would not seek to push another economic policy bill along party lines before the midterm elections. The developments fueled speculation that the president may be acknowledging political limits on Capitol Hill even as Republicans narrowly control both the House and Senate.
“Any suggestion that the White House is not working efficiently and successfully with our partners in the legislative branch is a suggestion not based in reality,” White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson told the Washington Examiner.
The White House, in particular, cited the One Big Beautiful Bill and its tax cuts for working families, including no taxes on tips, no taxes on overtime, and no taxes on Social Security, and its funding of border security, in addition to the HALT Fentanyl Act, the Laken Riley Act, and the GENIUS Act.
The White House did not address whether Tuesday’s vote would lead to Trump relying more heavily on executive action — something the president himself seemed to suggest during his interview with Kudlow.
“We have gotten everything passed that we need,” the president said of his One Big Beautiful Bill. “Now we just have to manage it, but we have gotten everything passed that we need for four years.”
Although Trump, in the same interview, underscored that he had other legislative priorities, including the SAVE America Act, the admission emphasizes his loosening grip on Congress as lawmakers consider their own reelections, according to Republican strategist Charlie Black.
“The president still has solid support from Republicans in Congress, but it is not unanimous, so he cannot push his programs through, even with reconciliation available,” Black, the founding chairman of the Prime Policy Group, told the Washington Examiner. “The dam has just broken on congressional support for his tariffs.”
Democratic strategist Jim Manley, meanwhile, dismissed executive action as “meaningless” and being “purely for show” because while it “may make Trump feel good,” it is “legally worthless” as the next president can repeal them.
“The president really did a number on House and Senate Republicans when he said …
White House denies Trump is giving up on Congress to push his agenda
Same show, different day.
The White House is denying that President Donald Trump is giving up on Congress to enact his agenda after the House handed him a high-profile defeat on tariffs.
Six House Republicans voted with every single Democrat to terminate Trump’s tariffs on Canada. The move came one day after Trump told Larry Kudlow, during a Fox Business Network Interview, that the White House would not seek to push another economic policy bill along party lines before the midterm elections. The developments fueled speculation that the president may be acknowledging political limits on Capitol Hill even as Republicans narrowly control both the House and Senate.
“Any suggestion that the White House is not working efficiently and successfully with our partners in the legislative branch is a suggestion not based in reality,” White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson told the Washington Examiner.
The White House, in particular, cited the One Big Beautiful Bill and its tax cuts for working families, including no taxes on tips, no taxes on overtime, and no taxes on Social Security, and its funding of border security, in addition to the HALT Fentanyl Act, the Laken Riley Act, and the GENIUS Act.
The White House did not address whether Tuesday’s vote would lead to Trump relying more heavily on executive action — something the president himself seemed to suggest during his interview with Kudlow.
“We have gotten everything passed that we need,” the president said of his One Big Beautiful Bill. “Now we just have to manage it, but we have gotten everything passed that we need for four years.”
Although Trump, in the same interview, underscored that he had other legislative priorities, including the SAVE America Act, the admission emphasizes his loosening grip on Congress as lawmakers consider their own reelections, according to Republican strategist Charlie Black.
“The president still has solid support from Republicans in Congress, but it is not unanimous, so he cannot push his programs through, even with reconciliation available,” Black, the founding chairman of the Prime Policy Group, told the Washington Examiner. “The dam has just broken on congressional support for his tariffs.”
Democratic strategist Jim Manley, meanwhile, dismissed executive action as “meaningless” and being “purely for show” because while it “may make Trump feel good,” it is “legally worthless” as the next president can repeal them.
“The president really did a number on House and Senate Republicans when he said …
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