Trump Calls Out Four ‘Disloyal’ GOP Senators: ‘Expose the Weakness’

President Donald Trump took aim at four “disloyal” GOP senators over tariffs on Canada and fentanyl, urging them to “get on the Republican bandwagon, for a change” and accusing them of “playing with the lives of the American people”.

Trump named Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, and Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky in his Truth Social post in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

Senate Democrats are seeking to test Republicans by forcing a vote to nullify Trump’s emergency declaration that underpins his tariffs on Canada.

Trump wrote that they “will hopefully get on the Republican bandwagon, for a change, and fight the Democrats wild and flagrant push to not penalize Canada for the sale, into our Country, of large amounts of Fentanyl, by Tariffing the value of this horrible and deadly drug in order to make it more costly to distribute and buy.”

He continued: “They are playing with the lives of the American people, and right into the hands of the Radical Left Democrats and Drug Cartels.

Some Republicans oppose Trump on Canada. The Senate resolution from Sen. Tim Kaine, a Democrat from Virginia, gives them a chance to demonstrate that—but pushes them into an awkward loyalty test with the president.

Kaine’s resolution would end the emergency declaration that Trump signed in February to implement tariffs on Canada as punishment for not doing enough to halt the flow of illegal drugs into the U.S., particularly the synthetic opioid, fentanyl.

“I really relish giving my Republican colleagues the chance to not just say they’re concerned, but actually take an action to stop these tariffs,” Kaine told The Associated Press in an interview last week.

If the Senate passes the resolution, it would still need to be taken up by the Republican-controlled House, which is highly unlikely, and Trump has said he would veto it anyway.

“The Senate Bill is just a ploy of the Dems to show and expose the weakness of certain Republicans, namely these four, in that it is not going anywhere because the House will never approve it and I, as your President, will never sign it,” Trupm wrote on Truth Social.

“Why are they allowing Fentanyl to pour into our Country unchecked, and without penalty. What is wrong with them, other than suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome, commonly known as TDS?

“Who can want this to happen to our beautiful families, and why? To the people of the Great States of Kentucky, Alaska, and Maine, please contact these Senators and get them to FINALLY adhere to Republican Values and Ideals.

“They have been extremely difficult to deal with and, unbelievably disloyal to hardworking Majority Leader John Thune, and the Republican Party itself. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”

A few Republicans have indicated they are considering voting for the legislation, which would need just a simple majority to pass the Senate.

Collins said she was still examining the bill, yet added she supported its “intent” because “Canadian tariffs are disastrous for the state of Maine.”

“Canada’s our friends and our ally, and this is not China we’re talking about. It’s not an adversarial nation. It’s our biggest trading partner, and this just makes no sense,” she added.

Republican leaders in the Senate have signaled they aren’t exactly fans of tariffs, but argued that Trump is using them as a negotiating tool. Trump has called April 2

“I think all of us are anxious to see—and we’ll wait to see—what the president actually comes out with in terms of tariff policy tomorrow, but I don’t think that should change people’s vote,” Sen. Maj. Leader John Thune, a Republican from South Dakota, told reporters at the Capitol.

He added that the emergency declaration was made to “deal with the flow of fentanyl.”

While Trump’s close allies in the Senate were standing steadfastly by the idea of remaking the U.S. economy through tariffs, others have begun openly voicing their dissatisfaction with trade wars that could disrupt industries and raise prices on autos, groceries, housing and other goods.

“I’m keeping a close eye on all these tariffs because oftentimes the first folks that are hurt in a trade war are your farmers and ranchers,” said Sen. Steve Daines, a Montana Republican.

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This article includes reporting by The Associated Press.