they have not yet decided how to respond. let me ask you kacie, how serious is this, it is more like anonymous reporting right now, are republicans going to step up against trump this time? we re working on getting this nailed down, but if republicans were to do this it would be a significant step. the nature of it means they re angry about tar reves. they stood up to him on this issue in the past, but to take him on on border wall funding to make it happen, that is potentially explosive. i think it makes a statement how strongly they feel about this economic policy, but it would be an act of defiance on a level that we have not seen.
they rolled out the red carpet for president trump, receiving him with the royal troops salute. back home, congressional republicans may be planning a revolt to block tariffs on mexico, and according to the washington post, they could vote to block billions of dollars in border wall funding announced by the president in february. senate majority whip john thune tells the post we have a lot of members concerned about where this is headed. congress is going to want to be heard from trying to limit tariff authority. with that rate rising incrementally to 25% by october 1st. a setback for democrats in their bid to stop president trump from building a border wall. a federal judge ruling the president can transfer funds from appropriate accounts to pay for construction. the judge says the house lacks standing to challenge the president and he concludes the court should get involved in the fight between the president and
prior to the event, the first couple had tea with charles and camila. and earlier in the day, britain rolled out the red carpet for president trump, receiving him with the royal troops salute. back home, congressional republicans may be planning a revolt to block president trump s new threatened tariffs on mexico. and according to the washington post, the vote could also block billions of dollars in border wall funding announced by the president in february when he declared a national emergency. senate majority whip john thune tells the post, we have a lot of members who are very concerned about where this is headed. the president is threatening to impose a 5% tariff on mexican imports beginning next week and the rate rising incrementally to 25% tariffs by october 1st, and not to fix a trade deficit but to punish mexico for illegal
president trump is actually rejecting a lawsuit by the house, and what this would do, this lawsuit is to block money earmarked for building the border wall, and essentially what the court is saying here is that one branch of congress can t sue another branch. is that right. what s the rational ee here? it s the standing that congress has on this particular issue. i read it to be a very narrow decision related to the specific issue, but there are a variety of challenges to the president s attempt to use an executive order to redirect funds that have been already ought rides by congress for specific military purposes, and it must may be that this particular judge didn t think that the congress was the right claimant to bring that specific charge, but that s not end of the story when it comes to litigation over the border wall funding. carrie, thank you so much for your legal insight. he was report dead, executed
u.s. being at the back of the cue for a free-trade deal if they decided to brexit and this went down poorly in well, here in britain and they don t like hearing presidents weigh in on a democratic decision, whether it is brexit or electing the next leader. whether it is president trump or obama, thank you very much. and perhaps the biggest headline from the news conference, president doubling down on his threats to slap tariffs on mexico unless they help curb illegal immigration. the president said the tariffs will go into effect next week. but he s reportedly already getting pushback from members of his own party. republican lawmakers are talking about blocking the tariffs which could in turn block billions of dollars in border wall funding. just remember, the wall is president trump s number one campaign promise. here is how he s responding to those concerns. and what do you think of republicans who say that they may take action to block you