{"id":2419501,"date":"2025-04-03T14:57:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T18:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senator-points-out-the-obvious-as-rinos-turn-on-trump-the-betrayal-is-ultimately-meaningless\/"},"modified":"2025-04-03T14:58:24","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T18:58:24","slug":"gop-senator-points-out-the-obvious-as-rinos-turn-on-trump-the-betrayal-is-ultimately-meaningless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senator-points-out-the-obvious-as-rinos-turn-on-trump-the-betrayal-is-ultimately-meaningless\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Senator Points Out the Obvious as RINOs Turn on Trump: The Betrayal Is Ultimately \u2018Meaningless\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgop-senator-points-out-the-obvious-as-rinos-turn-on-trump-the-betrayal-is-ultimately-meaningless%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2419501&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On Wednesday, four Republican senators allied with their Democratic peers to pass a resolution that aims to challenge President Donald Trump\u2019s tariff policies on Canada.The resolution, introduced by Democrat Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, is symbolically significant but lacks the power to effectively counter the president&#8217;s agenda. Republican Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso criticized the move as empty and indicated that House Speaker Mike Johnson would ensure it dose not proceed further in Congress. Trump condemned the four GOP senators\u2014Susan Collins, Lisa murkowski, Mitch McConnell, and Rand Paul\u2014calling them disloyal. Senator rand Paul offered a viewpoint opposing tariffs,arguing they could harm the economy and lead to higher prices. The article suggests that while the defecting senators may <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americans-share-common-ground-on-certain-vaccine-requirements-poll\/\" title=\"Americans Share Common Ground On Certain Vaccine Requirements: Poll\">hold differing views<\/a>, Trump seems likely to prevail in this conflict, emphasizing his administration&#8217;s past approach to tariffs as a legitimate tool of trade policy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, four Republican senators joined their Democratic colleagues to pass a resolution, introduced by Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, designed to undermine President Donald Trump&rsquo;s policy of imposing tariffs on Canada.<\/p>\n<p>The operative word here &mdash; &ldquo;designed&rdquo; &mdash; makes all the difference, for the resolution has no chance of actually restraining the president.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, Republican Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso chastised his four colleagues for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/republicans-help-dems-pass-bill-block-trump-tariffs-24-hours-canadian-leader-wanted-give-trump-everything\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">emptiness of their gesture<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Sen. Kaine&rsquo;s goal was not to make law. It was simply an effort to undermine President Trump&rsquo;s successful work to secure the Northern Border,&rdquo; Barrasso said in a statement, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/gop-defectors-help-senate-advance-resolution-to-cancel-trump-tariffs-despite-white-house-veto-warning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/canada-begins-making-key-border-changes-trudeau-meets-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> has justified tariffs on Canada in part by citing that nation&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/record-number-of-illegal-immigrants-expected-to-die-en-route-to-u-s-in-2021\/\" title=\"Record Number Of Illegal Immigrants Expected To Die En Route To U.S. In 2021\">lax border enforcement<\/a>. As a result, the deadly drug fentanyl has poured into the United States.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Moreover, Barrasso expressed confidence that Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson would squash the Senate resolution.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Speaker Johnson already declared Sen. Kaine&rsquo;s resolution dead on arrival in the House of Representatives. It will never make it to President Trump&rsquo;s desk,&rdquo; Barrasso continued. &ldquo;This meaningless messaging resolution will not stop Senate Republicans from making America&rsquo;s communities safer.<\/p>\n<p>Early Wednesday on his social media platform , <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-accuses-4-republican-senators-unbelievably-disloyal-amid-tariff-bill-battle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> blasted the four GOP Senate defectors.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul, both of Kentucky, drew the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"... taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s ire. Trump referred to the quartet as &ldquo;unbelievably disloyal.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The president also showed why Barrasso expressed such confidence in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/advocates-push-for-un-resolution-1701-to-help-end-israel-hezbollah-war\/\" title=\"Advocates push for UN ... 1701 to help end Israel-Hezbollah war\">resolution&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s fate.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;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,&rdquo; Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"truthsocial-embed\" style=\"max-width: 100%; border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/114266599439835683\/embed\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><script src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/embed.js\" async=\"async\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Of the four GOP defectors, three merit no attention. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gop-senator-susan-collins-throws-wrench-trumps-cabinet-plans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Collins<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/alaskas-election-results-still-counted-murkowski-holds-razor-thin-lead-trump-backed-opponent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Murkowski<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-mitch-mcconnell-brutally-booed-rnc-crowd-makes-voices-heard-huge-trump-win\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">McConnell<\/a> have repeatedly shown symptoms of acute Trump Derangement Syndrome. Thus, one cannot take them seriously as principled actors.<\/p>\n<p>Paul, however, presents a curious and sympathetic case.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think tariffs on trade between U.S. and Canada will threaten our country with a recession. I think they&rsquo;re a terrible idea economically and will lead to higher prices. Tariffs are simply taxes. Republicans used to be and conservatives, in particular, used to be against new taxes,&rdquo; Paul said in a statement, per Fox.<\/p>\n<p>In short, the libertarian-minded Paul has the bona fides. The junior Kentucky senator has taken on public enemies, like former COVID tyrant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rand-paul-fires-off-really-thinks-fauci-deserves-frankly-go-prison\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anthony Fauci<\/a>. One cannot simply dismiss Paul&rsquo;s objections.<\/p>\n<p>Here, however, Trump has by far the better of the historical argument. After all, the president has merely followed the prescription set forth by Founding Fathers, such as James Madison.<\/p>\n<p>Tariffs <em>can<\/em> indeed function as a tax. But if they functioned solely or even primarily as a tax, and if ordinary Americans bore the brunt of that tax, would members of the tax-hating, tea-dumping, American revolutionary generation have endorsed and employed them the way they did? The Founders imposed no income tax. They relied solely on tariffs. And they did so, at least in Madison&rsquo;s case, from an understanding that economic coercion could <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">change foreign governments&#038;rsquo<\/a>; behavior.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, if Paul truly understood the period between 1870 and World War II, he would never have dared utter such nonsense as to suggest that Republicans, by definition, have always thought as he does, for the Republican Party embraced tariffs well into the 20th century.<\/p>\n<p>In sum, the four GOP defectors did nothing but waste everyone&rsquo;s time. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-issues-statement-morning-liberation-day-operation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> will prevail in the end. And he should. 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