president can claim credit for something that was already expected to happen. in addition to the policy chaos, there's the blow back. sources tell nbc that the treasury secretary and the u.s. trade representative both oppose the move. business groups were not notified and relevant congressional committees were not even briefed. mitch mckconnell is withholding his support. we have seen other rank and file republicans oppose the mover all together. don't forget, this threat has the added risk of torpedoing the administration's efforts to ratify nafta 2.0. why was this hastly assembled threat rolled out the door? why now? it comes amid an influx at the border but also it comes amid a growing number of democrats calling for impeachment after