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President Donald Trump blasted four Republican senators early Wednesday for considering joining a Democratic joint resolution to undermine the president’s tariffs against Canada.
Trump shared the comments on his Truth Social profile that accused the senators of “playing with the lives” of Americans.
“Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, and Rand Paul, also of Kentucky, 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. They are playing with the lives of the American people, and right into the hands of the Radical Left Democrats and Drug Cartels,” he wrote.
“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. Why are they allowing Fentanyl to pour into our Country unchecked, and without penalty. What is wrong with them, other than suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome, commonly known as TDS? Who can want this to happen to our beautiful families, and why?” he added.
Trump also asked voters in the senators’ states to contact their offices to help in the effort to promote GOP unity.
“To the people of the Great States of Kentucky, Alaska, and Maine, please contact these Senators and get them to FINALLY adhere to Republican Values and Ideals. They have been extremely difficult to deal with and, unbelievably disloyal to hardworking Majority Leader John Thune, and the Republican Party itself. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” he concluded.
Paul is a cosponsor of the resolution, and Murkowski plans to join it, while Collins is likely to support it, according to Politico. McConnell has opposed Trump’s overall tariff plans and may also support the joint resolution.