politics
February 20, 2026
Don Bacon warns Trump: No tariff bailout coming from Congress
EXCLUSIVE – Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) won’t support a push by Republican colleagues to codify President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs into law, signaling a bailout is not coming from Congress after the Supreme Court overturned them on Friday.
TL;DR
- Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) will not support codifying President Trump's tariffs into law.
- The Supreme Court overturned Trump's tariffs, ruling he overstepped executive authority.
- Bacon believes there are not enough votes in the House to pass such legislation.
- He supports targeted tariffs on countries with unfair trade practices, but not broad tariffs.
- Bacon advocates for Congress to defend its constitutional authority to impose tariffs.
- He voted to repeal Trump's tariffs on Canada earlier in the month.
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