White House threatens veto on Senate bill that would block Trump's global tariffs

The White House Office of Management and Budget on Monday threatened Senate Democrats that President Donald Trump would veto a bill that seeks to thwart his global tariffs, if it passes Congress later this week.

The Senate bill, which was introduced by Oregon Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden earlier this month, is expected to be voted on as early as Wednesday. It is not clear whether it has the bipartisan support to pass, but Kentucky GOP Sen. Rand Paul co-sponsored the legislation.

The White House told senators in a letter that the bill would "undermine U.S. national and economic security," if passed and that if it advanced to the president's desk then Trump would veto it, per Politico.

“This resolution would undermine the administration’s efforts to address the unusual and extraordinary threats to national security and economic stability, posed by the conditions reflected in the large and persistent annual U.S. goods trade deficit,” the administration wrote in the letter. 

The bill comes after Trump imposed major tariffs against all U.S. trading partners earlier this month, but froze the heaviest tariffs amid a rocky week in the stock market.

The Senate already voted to block separate tariffs on Canada earlier this month, which was supported by four Republicans, including Paul. Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, also supported the Canadian measure.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.