The Senate has just voted to CANCEL Trump's tariffs on Canada by a vote of 51-48.

[u/Educational-Mind-750]

[u/sumdude51]

It's not meaningless, stop saying stupid shit like that. If anyone stands up for what's right, it's a good thing these days. How entitled are you to think you deserve instant gratification?

[u/iAkhilleus → u/sumdude51]

This is huge. Anyone who doesn't think so in the current political atmosphere is deluded.

[u/Electrical_Welder205 → u/iAkhilleus]

My guess is that Canadians don't feel it's meaningless. 

[u/Global_Charge_4412 → u/Electrical_Welder205]

Canadian here. definitely not meaningless to us.

[u/manikwolf19 → u/Global_Charge_4412]

It must be pretty crazy watching our country fight with itself from where you are

[u/Global_Charge_4412 → u/manikwolf19]

I wish I could say yes but I figured something like this was coming to the west. I'm more surprised it hit you guys first. Demagogues rise when there's rampant inequality - and your country as well as mine has seen an increasingly shrinking middle class. this has left the poor angry, increasingly disenfranchised, distrustful of the establishment and looking for a reason to explain their situation. Enter the demagogue to rile the disaffected and voila, we're up shits creek without a paddle.

[u/Kantjil1484 → u/manikwolf19]

American here…I’m surprised everyday how I find myself rooting for other countries at the moment. 🫤

[u/RoloGnbaby → u/Kantjil1484]

You beat me to the punch! Well said, I think:/

[u/Kantjil1484 → u/RoloGnbaby]

Yeah… it sucks to feel this way…

[u/EastCoastBuck → u/manikwolf19]

It is, it is also very sad and hugely disappointing. I like most Canadians felt like the USA was like a big brother, and it honestly feels like you just just realized the brother you idolized growing up is actually a racist mean sob, when you thought all along he was a strong, honest good guy. I just feel really let down. Probably naive on my part but it’s honestly just really sad watching it happen.

[u/RicooC → u/Global_Charge_4412]

Americans love Canadians. With or without this display from Congress or Trump. It will be resolved. Families fight, but they love each other in the end.

[u/Competitive-Hotel671 → u/Global_Charge_4412]

May we kindly ask your forgiveness for our embarrassing guest? We will exclude him in our next outing. He insists on inviting himself for 2028, but that’s simply a ploy to stay out of prison.

[u/SoupOfThe90z → u/iAkhilleus]

I’m kind of dumb AF, so if I got this right. The GOO just said “no we aren’t going to impose a tariff on Canada”? Can they do that to the rest of that dumb fucks idea on putting tariff on every country?

[u/HDCL757 → u/sumdude51]

Yeah. People can give 25 hour speeches in their favor and stupid bitches will just call it performative. 

[u/Inept-One → u/HDCL757]

Fillibustering is a useful tool for the party not in power, anyone says otherwise they're dumb as a rock.

Edit: I'm not saying he is fillibustering, im simply stating i hope he is able to keep this energy when it is important.

[u/Genghis_Chong → u/Inept-One]

I think the dems should filibuster back to back, pass the mic like Wu Tang for a straight month

[u/Inept-One → u/Genghis_Chong]

Yeah when it matters they better, but these old csreer dems are too lazy.

[u/Genghis_Chong → u/Inept-One]

Scared too. A lot of people are scared that they'll be the first "lib" to be punished, as Trump promised jail for a lot of these people in his campaigning.

But if you're taking a leadership role you have to be brave.

[u/Inept-One → u/Genghis_Chong]

Well if that happened there would be hell to pay. This is america not russia.

You start acting like a true fascist dictator in this country and there will be serious consequences.

[u/Genghis_Chong → u/Inept-One]

You're right, unfortunately that reasoning hasn't stopped him from getting to this point, nobody knows where he will stop with his overreach. He's talking about a third term one month in. He wants to annex Canada.

They absolutely have to grow balls and do their job, but it's not without considerable pressure.

[u/ItPutsTheLotion719 → u/Genghis_Chong]

Introducing the Ghost Face Killah,no body can get illah

[u/FiscallyAwareGang → u/HDCL757]

The vote can be both a signal and ultimately meaningless. And that speech can be both well intended and entirely performative.

If anything this shows us that McConnell knows what's best for the country but has knowingly been choosing his party's interests instead. It's only when he has one foot out the door that he finally steps up.

The Schumer's and Pelosi's are no different.

This Trump show needs to create a reckoning where we start to demand more from our politicians across the aisle.

[u/TruePutz → u/FiscallyAwareGang]

What do you want to see them do?

[u/FiscallyAwareGang → u/TruePutz]

I am assuming by them you mean the Dems. I'm not a political consultant, I'm a financial advisor.

Imo Dems need to start harping the administration with economic theory. They need to find ways to educate the public on what the effects of this tariff policy will be. They can't be inflammatory and talk about "Trump taxing your grocery prices", because that just gets dismissed as political division. They need to make economic theory digestible and educate the American people. They need to have the actual economists being paraded around talking about why globalism is benefitting us and isolationism will hurt us. They need to hammer home that you can work in an office for 40hrs/week or a factory for 50 to have the same quality of life.

[u/Western-Boot-4576 → u/FiscallyAwareGang]

They do and did people just don’t listen

[u/Competitive_Shift_99 → u/FiscallyAwareGang]

Educate the American people. Lol.

These people recoil from being educated as if they just stuck their hand in a burning oil slick. Good luck with that.

[u/TheBigC87 → u/FiscallyAwareGang]

Bold of you to assume that this countries citizens will be able to do this. We live in a country of idiots, they don't even know what a tariff is.

At some point the American public needs to be held accountable for just being fucking stupid and apathetic and not taking their civic duty seriously.

[u/Electrical_Welder205 → u/FiscallyAwareGang]

What are the opinions, I wonder, on whether this sudden movement in the Senate was just a coincidence, or if the 25-hr. speech played a role in motivating the senators?

[u/stewmander → u/sumdude51]

It is incredibly meaningful. So were the 6 republicans who voted in favor of proxy votes that pissed off the speaker. It shows there's some hope that politicians aren't blindly following party lines knowing the intention is to destroy the economy, the government, and America itself.

We know they will do bad things, but if we can limit the damage now it gives us a chance to fix things in the future.

[u/PrisonMike022 → u/sumdude51]

I mean, it’s a W… for now. But this just means it’s going to get pushed to the House. And the House has a pretty solid majority for Republicunts.

Now let’s say we do get a miracle, the House passes it. Amazing, but Cheezus the Orange can still veto it and require 2/3s voting at that time. And I just don’t see 3 miracles happening in a row🤦🏻‍♂️

[u/Playingwithmyrod → u/sumdude51]

It’s good to see resistance but the man who this is trying to stop is ultimately the man who will get to veto this bill. They can’t get a 2/3 majority for this.

[u/Teriyaki456 → u/sumdude51]

This vote won’t stop the tariffs though, trump will just make sure his executive order stand correct?

[u/Still-Chemistry-cook → u/sumdude51]

But the vote literally does nothing?

[u/mrjinks → u/sumdude51]

Yeah you’re right about doing the right thing but it’s probably too late the damage has been done at the expense of decent and magas alike.

[u/One_Put_9948 → u/sumdude51]

Its right for Canada but not for America

[u/CharlesLeChuck → u/sumdude51]

It's crazy how people want some pushback and then when it happens those same people are the first to say how it's meaningless and won't change a thing. This is a great first step. His own party is starting to stand up against him and we're less than three months in. Keep it coming.

[u/darkninja2992 → u/sumdude51]

If anything this might help save SOME goodwill with foreign trade after trump, especially if we can keep reversing tariffs

[u/Ok-Replacement9595 → u/sumdude51]

They could have passed a law, you know the purpose and job of congress, to bar trumps tariffs, but this was a non-binding resolution that a few senators could vote for to save face.

I am done with performative politics as we slip into fascism. They either stand up for the constitution or they do not.

[u/Impressive-Gain9476]

Fuckin finally

[u/Stereo-soundS → u/Impressive-Gain9476]

48 fucktards still helping to ruin our economy so they can tell their ignorant electorate they are loyal.

[u/GTIguy2]

There's hope

[u/mezz7778 → u/GTIguy2]

Not until Cheeto Mussolini is gone ...

[u/whoibehmmm → u/mezz7778]

Not until his cult is also gone...

[u/[deleted] → u/whoibehmmm]

There may actually need to be a government purge of fascists and Nazi sympathizers when we near this end

[u/BoreJam → u/mezz7778]

And his dipshit sidekick and all the other republican enablers.

[u/Maniick → u/mezz7778]

Tangerine Palpatine ass cancer to democracy and the world

[u/Quiet-Fox-1621]

At least there’s a little bit of democracy left. Any time Trump is questioned or voted down, it’s very meaningful because it means there is still a democratic process that is understood to be important. Any time Trump gets to do whatever he wants, he pushes the boundaries of what he can get away with the next time.

[u/privateenergy → u/Quiet-Fox-1621]

This is only because Trump is hurting the Big Wigs’ bottom line.

[u/Unhappy_Cut7438]

Cancel all these tariffs. Stop allowing this man child with brain rot to destroy this country.

[u/AhChaChaChaCha → u/Unhappy_Cut7438]

It’s not just him! He didn’t write these laws. Hell, this likely wasn’t his idea at all.

Point being - even if he were gone tomorrow the admin driving this policy is still in place. He’s not doing this by himself.

[u/Worried-Chicken-169 → u/AhChaChaChaCha]

He's not doing it by himself but he's the brand all the dip shits bought. No one bought Vance.

[u/Jumpy_Wait5187]

Finally, some push back from the spineless

[u/MisterDebonair]

So....common sense and integrity still exists in American politics? The day is a little better now....

[u/Probably_Poopingg → u/MisterDebonair]

It still exists. It is just currently overshadowed by Cheeto man and his followers stupidity

[u/Ok-Lion1661]

Please cancel all tariffs.

[u/Elegant_Current_9262]

Why don’t people see that they’re being lied to Canada has not imposed anything on us there are closest partner. Trump wants to isolate us so that we can live like North Korea.

[u/Unlucky-Recording741]

Until the scared Republicans grow a pair and begin to stop all of Trumps foolishness, Americans will suffer. The midterms will be awful for the spineless Republicans. John Thune needs to step up.

[u/Final_Living_6213]

They need to vote to remove all his tariffs and to send back all the people he deported illegally back to have a judicial hearing

[u/ok-skelly01]

That's a shame. Really wanted the MAGAs to take it in the ass this time and learn a lesson so we stop going through this over and over again.

[u/Responsible-View8301]

The GOP is gonna run to Fox News and scream election fraud.

[u/devilsleeping]

Its a performance vote by the objecting Republicans. They are virtue signaling so they can pretend they didn't help destroy the country.

[u/theyellowdart89]

Now vote to tariff Russia.

[u/Ozzzzz44]

Well the Republicans that voted against the tariffs on Canada 🇨🇦 know it would hurt their states economy. Happy to see politicians working for the American 🇺🇸 people.

[u/rememberall]

You mean yesterday? 

[u/LazyLobster]

That's too close of a vote lol we're so cooked

[u/Skettiee → u/LazyLobster]

It still passed though, and no one was expecting it too. It’s a win, a small one, but a win.

[u/Careful-Resource-182]

good now move that over to russia

[u/AuntiFascist]

It’s just politics. It’s crazy how many stupid people think otherwise. VETO.

[u/Informal_Cream_9060]

Can’t wait to hear Trump call these people losers and so on….

[u/tinytatertot0]

Checks and balances are working

[u/seriouzlytaken]

Interesting. I didn't know Congress did anything these days since it's just full of MAGA loyalists who think their only job (while not bowing down to their crazed madman) is court jestering for state TV ( Fox "News").

[u/EatingAllTheLatex4U]

People are being held in ice detention without a trial, shipping off to foreign prison camps and they make a stand on tarrifs?

[u/LARufCTR]

GOP is enabling a fascist takeover this is BS and changes NOTHING!

[u/roaming_art]

Veto inbound. 

[u/NeckNormal1099]

So for one vote the senate's oligarch paymasters overruled their god-king. The start of something, or will they just go limp when trump rebukes them. Only time will tell.

[u/[deleted]]

Funny how canada was ready to remove “ALL” tarrifs on the US.

[u/Competitive-Sand4470]

Don't treat the symptoms, treat the cause, impeach trump!

[u/Diligent-Natural-750]

This ones gonna sting really hard for Donny.

[u/AhChaChaChaCha]

Yes.

Let the infighting officially begin.

[u/I_Build_Monsters]

It’s almost like there’s a system of checks and balances and trump can’t just do whatever he wants.

[u/Mrrilz20]

They are awake? Wow! Just, wow. The reign of terror that this Orange snowflake has caused is absolutely incredible.

[u/No-Mistake8127]

breaking news: Trump creates executive order to ban the Senate

No one would be surprised.

[u/Galacticwave98]

Too little too late. 

[u/CivilAd8106]

Wild that the GOP is the protectionist party now. They’re a national threat. 

[u/Freshchops]

Maybe Trump is already using crayons while the rest use pens.

[u/Mrtoyhead]

The swirl of comments that this doesn’t matter or why bother, it is just a performance is exactly the same swirl of the Country going down the drain because everyone thinks it doesn’t matter. That is the 36% that didn’t vote and here we are with our crack addict fucking alcoholic uncle breaking dishes in the kitchen because he likes the sound of it and the reaction he gets. All of this matters. And vote damn it

[u/GoldTechnician8449]

Why can’t someone in the house bring this forward as a discharge petition?

[u/Historical_Border661]

This is great. Now do the same for the ‘liberation day’ tariffs.

[u/No_Outcome_7601]

How about canceling the rest and showing Trump that the people are tired of him acting like a complete jackass

[u/Fine_Chicken9907]

Like, NO tariffs?

[u/Juggernaught6ix]

I’m sure Trump will sign off on that.

[u/mfcgamer]

Poor GOP Senators. The MAGA brown shirts are gonna come after them now.

[u/zepol61]

Won’t get through the House, but good for majority of Senate to at least push back.

[u/sirdizzypr]

Yea keep fighting him. This is what we need.

[u/lubesta]

I honestly wish they werent cancelled. It would be a wakeup call for some americans how much they rely on Canada.

[u/Crazy_Canuck78]

Don't care... I'm still boycotting the USA. F*cking backstabbing terrorists dragging us into their BS wars where they murder innocent people for the benefit of corporations.

[u/Monte924]

Unfortunately, they are going to need a veto proof majority if they want to stop Trump. There is not nearly enough republican opposition to what Trump is doing

[u/porklomaine]

Somebody PLEASE tell me who didn't vote.

[u/PuzzleheadedGift5532]

Now, this will get interesting. Will Trump go along with the vote and obey the Constitution or say "eff you".

Whatever happens might stem the tide of lawlessness we have seen so far or escalate it.

[u/Expert-Car-3169]

Good, can they do the same with the rest of them? Genuinely curious as if they could overturn them they need to be actively attempting to do so.

[u/Frosty-Yesterday-]

Now cancel him

[u/krakmunky]

Yeaaaaaah. The house must also pass it and then Trump has to sign it so…

I guess it sends a message?

[u/Minute-Object]

As an American, just wanted to say that I think Canada is awesome. Apologies for the fruit cakes in charge here.

[u/Ok-Replacement8538]

About freaking time they did something to stop this king from causing a worldwide economic meltdown.

[u/Bushwhacker-XII]

What is the rate Canada is taxing US good now ?

[u/VarnDog2105]

Clearly you guys NEVER took American Government in HS. How Congress works is BOTH the Senate and House have to pass a Bill in order for it to go to the President. You are just giddy as “Tesla terrorists” that this Vote means something but in reality, it’s DOA on the House Floor.

How about the people of WISCONSIN though!! Voted overwhelmingly for JUSTICE Crawford AND voted overwhelmingly to enshrine VOTER ID law into the State’s constitution!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[u/Hugh-Jorgin]

Why ? Let it burn idiots !

[u/Mysterious-Hotel4795]

The break neck efficiency of a dead cow.

[u/Injured-Reserve]

the scary part to me is that 48 of these dense motherfuckers still are OK with this.

[u/miscelleneousmick]

Thank the Gods.

[u/ImperialSupplies]

Such fascism! His party controls are 3 branches and they still won't let him do whatever he wants. Litteraly hitler!

[u/finedoityourself]

One down.

[u/steve93446]

😂 See how that works out.

[u/love_concerts61]

Senate and The House need to vote all these jokers out.

[u/RazorbackCowboyFan]

Really?

[u/aKaRandomDude]

At least some of them have common sense. Now if we could just get them on board to impeachment…

[u/misplaced_in_you]

Judging by that video, things are so bad that we've moved back to 480p.

[u/continuousmulligan]

How long will USA citizens allow trump to remain president? Asking for a friend

[u/Oasis2020beach]

As a Canadian, holy shit one thing finally went our way, and by “our” I mean, USA and Canada Way

[u/LauraPalmer911]

[u/Ro-54]

vetoed

[u/Icy_Hearing_3439]

Can’t Trump still Veto this bill?

[u/Ok_Wolverine_3104]

He will Veto this bill!

[u/J-Mac_Slipperytoes]

By only 2 votes. Still a win, but damn, there's still a lot of resistance.

[u/Zealousideal_Order_8]

Still, it has to pass the House as legislation, which is unlikely.

[u/skeetleet]

Finally! Checks and balances! How government should be functioning.

[u/Trying_To_Connect]

Now he is complaining how disloyal they are. Like Dude, the loyalty belongs to us not you.

[u/Frudays]

It should have been 47-45😂 Get it

[u/inDependent_us1]

Finally some reason

[u/dudesnwhatnot]

lol can’t wait for Elon to give a speech saying “you got legislators out here defying the president by legislating”

[u/3lcompanocha]

Nice, now do the same for more aid to Israhell

[u/Soltaengboi]

so just 1 counrty out of like 180

we're fucked

the world will build new alliances and trade deals and leave us out

[u/DegreeFit5445]

Unfortunately the damage is done and will take generations to mend if at all . FAFO sorry

[u/Timely-Name-1183]

Wow, the Senate asserting it's prerogative, how novel

[u/Purple_Republic_2966]

Does this ruling have bite though?

[u/Quiet_Push_4581]

USA is in such a sad state. First we had Joe who could not speak and was failing apart, wokeness was as its finest. Now we have a man who has age without maturity.. Gosh, can't we GET SOMEONE NORMAL TO RUN FOR PRESIDENCY?

[u/Chris_Cobi]

Trump/Musk have been taking it in the ass this week!!!

This and WI voted blue!

[u/DrNarf]

This is super, but doesn't it have to pass the House as well? Odds are not great there. Howdy Doody Mike Johnson and the Orange One will fight its passage.

[u/Nice-Apartment348]

Rats are starting to run from a sinking ship. 

[u/hwcouple69]

So Canada is going to be allowed to fund their Socialist government by ripping us off for another 20 years.

[u/Calqless]

Now do the rest of them

[u/CharacterEgg2406]

It wont pass the house. However, once all their retirements are smoldering ash they’ll get the motivation to try and reverse some of this.

[u/Previous-Pickle-6369]

While remarkable, a 51-48 margin is not even close to the type we needed to show Canada there are adults interested in being consistent and friends.

[u/good-luck-23]

Speaker Johnson blocked a similar bill from ever coming to a vote in the house by stretching the definition of a House "day" to the end of this term. You can't make this shit up.

[u/Regulus242]

Great, but I still hate how close that vote is.

[u/DeadParallox]

It's start, only 179 to go!

[u/jackclark1]

and here comes the executive order to reverse the senate vote. I can't wait for the name calling tonight on fox from trump

[u/Too_Beers]

Why willingly piss off your best friend?

[u/Conscious-Function-2]

Trumps first presidential VETO

[u/DoYouNeedHugs]

We need as many wins for democracy as possible

[u/jokersvoid]

This shows a shift. It's good. It needs to happen on more critical issues

[u/JISurfer]

Democrats save the day….again

[u/oroscor1]

The Republican party is starting to realize that they don't have near the wealth Donald covets. This is why so many of them are willfully ignorant, pander to him and flat out go along with whatever he says. They know they're not rich enough to be important.

[u/Big_Difference_9978]

Great news! Who should we congratulate for going against the cheeto!

[u/pbsammy1]

That’s right! 51 votes…not that 51st state BS!

[u/Hefty-Swim-4039]

They should have tarriffs and there will be tariffs watch

[u/Moribunned]

There’s still some integrity left. We might make it through this.

[u/MerryTreez]

Misleading headline.

[u/kreemerz]

We'll come up with something else.

[u/Djlittle13]

The fact that a couple Republicans had to cross party lines for this says alot and is a big deal.

[u/kreemerz]

It's just Canada y'all. Lol

[u/DenverBronco305]

Irrelevant virtue signaling, the house won’t even bring it to the floor

[u/General-Ninja9228]

Good! Put this shit heel tyrant on his place.

[u/Optimus_Prime_10]

Lol

[u/Eastpunk]

I love our neighboring country Canada and cannot express how happy I am at this amazing news! Keep up the good fight!

[u/floridayum]

Now do the rest of the world

[u/Loose_Specialist5078]

So again! To hell with us tax payers! We keep forking the bill

[u/88bauss]

Well that didn’t last long.

[u/elray007]

yes, fuck you trump, we took a baby toy away from you, finally a win. yes

[u/sickofgrouptxt]

Now it needs to pass the house and then Trump needs to sign it

[u/Necessary-Coast-7767]

Dems setting the country back as usual.

[u/Wooden-Glove-2384]

and it begins

[u/Raviolento]

Yeah!!!!! Canada won!!!! Cheap maple syrup for everyone!!!!

[u/BicyclePotential8458]

Wait that was a filibuster? I just thought it was a bad episode of Key & Peele.

[u/StarStuff-Human-88]

Can they vote to cancel the rest of the tarrifs?

[u/3dnerdarmory]

They don’t have enough for a super majority so trump is just gonna veto it

[u/marineopferman007]

You know...1 good thing about Trump I think both sides can agree on.

It will make the Senate and Congress take back a lot of power they gave to the executive branch over the years!

[u/Responsible_Bug3909]

Moscow Mitch had the chance to kill Trump in his his tracks. Don't ever think the Senators from Kentucky did the right thing. They did because their KY booze won't be sold in Canada That's all they got. Can't sell The Dreby

[u/imrickjamesbioch]

So are still 48 traitors in the senate still…

[u/Intelligent_Sir7732]

Does this mean that DT will fire the Senate?? He has fired everyone else that did not agree with him. Just saying!

[u/pupranger1147]

Now, how will they enforce it?

[u/AmoebaJealous2248]

I hate that it was even this close.

[u/SanchoPancho20001]

they didn't cancel shit, this is just cover for the Maine senator and the Alaskan one

[u/curzon176]

Hats off to those 4 Republicans who voted yea

[u/Chemical_Form_8015]

Now all Trump has to do is quit the 51st state BS

[u/Jonny5is]

WE LOVE YOU CANADA!

[u/G4-Dualie]

100 more countries to go, starting with our friends up North…😁

Rolling back Donald Trump’s unwise decisions, one Executive Order at a time.

We could be here for 100 years undoing Trump’s damage.

[u/phatbody]

Donnie Dollhands...The Great Mistake

[u/Visual_Ad_8202]

Now make every single republican house member be on record voting for Tariffs. This is a big deal. They are going to own it now and hopefully now be less willing to follow him off this cliff as the market gets pounded day after day and we zombie walk to recession

[u/Richard_Espanol]

Performative nonsense. They don't have enough votes to beat a veto.