With a close vote of 219 to 211, the State House of Representatives United States approved a resolution to cancel national emergency over fentanyl that the president Donald Trump used as a legal basis to impose a 35 percent tariff on canadian products outside the T-MEC.
The measure, promoted by Democrats and supported by six Republicans, represents an unusual fracture in the pro-government majority.
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The text searches deactivate the declaration issued last yearwhich allowed the White House to apply widespread levies under the argument of national security. Although the resolution constitutes a political rebuke, its scope is limited: it requires the endorsement of the Senate and the signature of the president himself to effectively reverse the tariffs, an unlikely scenario.
During the debate, the tycoon defended his commercial strategy and warned in his network Truth Social that any Republican who voted against “would seriously suffer the consequences” in future elections, including primaries. The threat showed the internal tension in the Republican Party in the face of a policy that has generated concern in industrial and agricultural districts affected by trade retaliation and price increases.
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The Senate had already expressed rejection of the tariffs as a sign of discontent, but the final revocation depends on a complex legislative process and the eventual presidential veto.
The episode occurs in a context of growing friction with Ottawa. The Republican president has even threatened with a 100% tariff on Canadian goods following Canada’s trade rapprochement with Chinawhich deepens the dispute with one of Washington’s main partners.
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