{"id":2569055,"date":"2026-02-11T22:17:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T03:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-denies-trump-is-giving-up-on-congress-to-push-his-agenda\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T22:20:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T03:20:07","slug":"white-house-denies-trump-is-giving-up-on-congress-to-push-his-agenda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-denies-trump-is-giving-up-on-congress-to-push-his-agenda\/","title":{"rendered":"White House denies Trump is giving up on Congress to push his agenda"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fwhite-house-denies-trump-is-giving-up-on-congress-to-push-his-agenda%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=2569055&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>The Washington Examiner reports that the White House is denying claims that President Donald Trump is abandoning Congress to push his agenda after the House handed him a high-profile defeat on tariffs by voting to terminate Trump\u2019s tariffs on Canada, with six Republicans joining Democrats. The governance argued it remains advancing its broader package\u2014often framed as the One Big Beautiful Bill\u2014covering tax cuts for working families, border security, and other priorities, while stressing ongoing cooperation with lawmakers. Despite that insistence, observers say Republican support for Trump\u2019s tariff policies is fading, and polling shows Democrats leading Republicans in generic congressional ballots and negative views of Trump on the economy and inflation. The Tax Foundation estimated tariffs could raise about $1,000 per U.S.household in 2025, potentially climbing to around $1,300 the following year, complicating GOP prospects ahead of the midterms. Several republican strategists say tariffs have never been popular within the party,while Democrats argue that executive actions would be legally fragile and politically risky. The piece also hints at the broader political fight over whether the administration can rely on executive power if Congress balks, and it notes calls for Trump to seek congressional approval or pivot to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >alternative strategies linking deregulation<\/a>, reshoring, and energy independence.  <\/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\">White House denies Trump is giving up on Congress to push his agenda<\/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\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2502373\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The White House is denying that President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> is giving up on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\">Congress<\/a> to enact his agenda after the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-of-representatives\/\">House<\/a> handed him a high-profile defeat on tariffs.<\/p>\n<p>Six House Republicans voted with every single Democrat <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4455101\/house-votes-repeal-trump-canada-tariffs\/\">to terminate Trump&rsquo;s tariffs on Canada<\/a>. 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 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republicans\/\">Republicans<\/a> narrowly control both the House and Senate.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4455365\/trump-kevin-stitt-wrong-governors-dinner-snub\/\">Trump counters &#8216;RINO&#8217; Kevin Stitt on governors&#8217; dinner snub, says only Jared Polis and Wes Moore were uninvited<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4455053\/gallup-stop-tracking-presidential-approval-ratings\/\">Gallup to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-counters-stitt-on-governors-dinner-snub-says-both-parties-were-invited\/\" title=\"Trump counters Stitt on governors&#039; dinner snub, says both parties were invited\">stop tracking presidential approval ratings<\/a> after over 80 years<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy\/4454893\/trump-signs-executive-order-long-term-federal-purchases-coal-power\/\">Trump signs executive order for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-signs-executive-order-for-federal-purchases-of-coal-power\/\" title=\"Trump signs executive order for federal purchases of coal power\">long-term federal purchases<\/a> of coal power<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;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,&rdquo; White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\">White House<\/a>, 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.<\/p>\n<p>The White House did not address whether Tuesday&rsquo;s vote would lead to Trump relying more heavily on executive action &mdash; something the president himself seemed to suggest during his interview with Kudlow.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have gotten everything passed that we need,&rdquo; the president said of his One Big Beautiful Bill. &ldquo;Now we just have to manage it, but we have gotten everything passed that we need for four years.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Although Trump, in the same interview, underscored that he had other legislative priorities, including the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4455007\/house-passes-voter-id-bill-one-democrat-supporting\/\">SAVE America Act<\/a>, the admission emphasizes his loosening grip on Congress as lawmakers consider their own reelections, according to Republican strategist Charlie Black.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;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,&rdquo; Black, the founding chairman of the Prime Policy Group, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;The dam has just broken on congressional support for his tariffs.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Democratic strategist Jim Manley, meanwhile, dismissed executive action as &ldquo;meaningless&rdquo; and being &ldquo;purely for show&rdquo; because while it &ldquo;may make Trump feel good,&rdquo; it is &ldquo;legally worthless&rdquo; as the next president can repeal them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The president really did a number on House and Senate Republicans when he said that as far as he was concerned, that Republicans were done with legislation for the year,&rdquo; Democratic strategist Jim Manley told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;One helluva statement for them to run on in November. I have never seen anything like it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The former longtime aide to the late Senate Majority Leader<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/harry-reid\/\"> Harry Reid<\/a> (D-NV) added: &ldquo;House and Senate Republicans are finally catching up to the fact that Trump is a lame duck who is very unpopular with the public at large. And for at least some of those running for reelection, it&rsquo;s time to start figuring out the best way to separate themselves from the president.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on the week, Republican strategist John Feehery told the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>he is not surprised by the tariff vote, in which three Republican lawmakers defected against leadership, because the duties &ldquo;have never been popular among the GOP in Congress.&rdquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Members are tired of defending policies that they don&rsquo;t agree with, and at the end of the day, they work for their constituents and not the president,&rdquo; said Feehery, a one-time press secretary to former House Speaker Dennis Hastert.<\/p>\n<p>To that end, polling does not help the White House&rsquo;s case, with Democrats averaging a 5-plus <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">percentage-point lead over Republicans in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dr-jills-approval-hits-new-low-with-biden-white-house-approaching-rock-bottom\/\" title=\"\u201cDr.\u201d Jill\u2019s Approval Hits New Low With Biden ... Approaching Rock Bottom\">generic congressional ballot polling<\/a>, according to&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/state-of-the-union\/generic-congressional-vote\"><em>RealClearPolitics<\/em><\/a>, as tariffs become more politically problematic for Republicans amid concerns of their consequences on the cost of living<\/span> and affordability.<\/p>\n<p>The same polling aggregator reports <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">that Trump&rsquo;s average approval rating for the economy is&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/approval\/donald-trump\/issues\/economy\">net negative 15 points,<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;for inflation,<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/approval\/donald-trump\/issues\/inflation\"> net negative 24 points<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>In the context of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tariff\/\">tariffs<\/a>, that polling is exacerbated by the nonpartisan Tax Foundation reporting this week that Trump&rsquo;s duties created an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/if-only-ukraine-loving-republicans-put-americans-first-for-once\/\" title=\"If Only Ukraine-Loving ... Put Americans First For Once\">average tax increase<\/a> of $1,000 per U.S. household in 2025, a number that could rise to $1,300 this year, though those repercussions could be countered by higher tax returns than in the past.<\/p>\n<p>For former Rep. Philip English (R-PA), the &ldquo;crumbling&rdquo; of Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;legislative Maginot Line&rdquo; in the House is inevitable, given an insignificant margin in the chamber, and growing backlash against turbulent, unpredictable tariff policies.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Of Trump&rsquo;s tariff policies, English told the <em>Washington Examiner, <\/em>Trump should &ldquo;flip the script and demand that congressional opponents offer an alternative to his trade policy.&rdquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He should consider legislative strategies to make permanent his trade policy objectives, while highlighting and linking popular initiatives in deregulation, reshoring, and energy independence,&rdquo; the former congressman said. &ldquo;Trump needs to offer congressional allies breathing space to engage their constituencies without facing counterproductive litmus tests.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, the lack of congressional support does not augur well for Trump should the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\">Supreme Court<\/a> rule against his use of his emergency economic powers to impose his <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fentanyl\/\">fentanyl<\/a> tariffs on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/china\/\">China<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/canada\/\">Canada<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mexico\/\">Mexico<\/a>, and his Liberation Day duties on a raft of trading partners. In light of this, the president could try to seek congressional approval for what has become his signature economic policy.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4453368\/iran-gaza-and-ending-military-aid-to-israel-hang-over-trump-and-netanyahu-meeting\/\"><strong>IRAN, GAZA, AND ENDING MILITARY AID TO ISRAEL HANG OVER TRUMP AND NETANYAHU MEETING<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Former Rep. Bob Inglis (R-SC), a climate advocate who has never supported Trump, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> the tariff vote could be the start of more Republican criticism of the president after the deadly shootings of anti-U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement protesters in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minnesota\/\">Minnesota<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s what I would be afraid of right now if I were a Republican facing a competitive election in the fall, is that simple question, &lsquo;Had enough?&rsquo;&rdquo; Inglis, the former congressman, said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>White House: Trump not quitting Congress after tariffs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2569056,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26042789413991.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3815,4402,5894,3634,71977],"class_list":["post-2569055","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-agenda","tag-congress","tag-politics","tag-trump","tag-white-house-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26042789413991.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2569055","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2569055"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2569055\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2569059,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2569055\/revisions\/2569059"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2569056"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2569055"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2569055"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2569055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}