{"id":2420439,"date":"2025-04-06T13:05:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-06T17:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crockett-asks-congress-to-rein-in-mad-king-trump-and-halt-tariffs-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-06T13:06:20","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T17:06:20","slug":"crockett-asks-congress-to-rein-in-mad-king-trump-and-halt-tariffs-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crockett-asks-congress-to-rein-in-mad-king-trump-and-halt-tariffs-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Crockett asks Congress to rein in &#8216;Mad King&#8217; Trump and halt tariffs &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Fcrockett-asks-congress-to-rein-in-mad-king-trump-and-halt-tariffs-washington-examiner%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=2420439&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>In a recent statement, Representative Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) urged Congress to take bipartisan action against President donald Trump&#8217;s proposed &#8220;reciprocal tariffs&#8221; on nearly 200 countries.She referred to Trump as teh &#8220;Mad King&#8221; and expressed concern about the potential economic harm these tariffs could inflict, emphasizing that this issue should not be partisan. Despite acknowledging that some Democrats might politically benefit from the situation, Crockett highlighted the need for compassion toward those affected by such policies, irrespective of their political stance. While Congress has the power to restrict the president&#8217;s tariff authority, moast Republican lawmakers have shown reluctance to challenge Trump. Some GOP senators have expressed their disapproval of the tariffs but are hesitant to take direct action against them.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Crockett calls for bipartisan Congress to rein in &lsquo;Mad King&rsquo; Trump and halt tariffs<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2083656\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jasmine-crockett\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Jasmine Crockett<\/a> (D-TX) called upon fellow members of Congress on both sides of the aisle to resist President Donald Trump&rsquo;s tariffs.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3369176\/trump-liberation-day-tariffs-what-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">announced &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-puts-25-tariffs-on-steel-and-aluminum-imports-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... puts 25% ... on steel and aluminum imports - Washington Examiner\">reciprocal tariffs&#038;rdquo<\/a>; <\/a>on nearly 200 countries across the world, levies his administration has said will free the United States from relying on other countries for trade. Crockett has emerged as one of the most outspoken House Democrats against the Trump administration, most recently calling for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Congress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Congress<\/a> to oppose the president.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3371406\/house-freedom-caucus-budget-resolution-disappointing-leadership-vote-this-week\/\">House Freedom Caucus calls budget resolution &#8216;disappointing&#8217; as leadership look to vote on this next week<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3371163\/legacy-members-congress-finish-job-honor-memory\/\">Legacy members of Congress walk the halls to finish what their relatives started, honor their memory<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3370462\/mike-johnson-claims-trump-support-anna-paulina-luna-proxy-vote-standoff\/\">Mike Johnson claims to have Trump&#8217;s support in Luna proxy vote standoff<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s time for Congress, in a bipartisan way, to come together and reign in the Mad King. These <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">tariffs haven&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t even hit for real and the world is off the rails,&rdquo; Crockett said in a social media <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JasmineForUS\/status\/1908892480851816747\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Some things shouldn&rsquo;t be partisan &amp; this is one of them,&rdquo; she continued.<\/p>\n<p>She noted that &ldquo;politically it&rsquo;s helpful to Dems come election time to let them burn it all down,&rdquo; but added, &ldquo;this is why I&rsquo;m not a good politician because I care too deeply for the harm that is inflicted, unnecessarily upon people, even on those that hate my very existence.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Congress does have the power to pass legislation limiting or restricting the president&rsquo;s ability to enact tariffs, but most Republican lawmakers have not shown they are willing to challenge Trump on this. Senate Majority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/John-Thune\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">John Thune<\/a> (R-SD) has made it clear he is no fan of tariffs, but he told reporters that he would give Trump &ldquo;the benefit of the doubt&rdquo; in hopes that the announcement was just a negotiating tactic with other countries.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3366868\/gop-anxieties-peak-trump-liberation-day-tariffs\/v\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>GOP ANXIETIES PEAK AS TRUMP&rsquo;S &lsquo;LIBERATION DAY&rsquo; TARIFFS ARRIVE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Congress could vote to cancel the emergency declaration and end the tariffs with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-arizona-state-rep-issues-call-to-withhold-states-electoral-college-votes-to-joe-biden-due-to-significant-evidence-of-fraud\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Arizona State Rep Issues Call to Withhold State&#039;s Electoral College Votes to Joe Biden Due to Significant Evidence of Fraud\">simple majority<\/a>. Four Republican senators&nbsp; &mdash; Sens. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Rand Paul (R-KY), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) &mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3368411\/senate-delivers-trump-liberation-day-rebuke-emergency-tariffs-canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">supported a privileged measure<\/a> from Sen. 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