The Setup: Schumer’s Desperate Attack on Trump’s Tariffs
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) erupted during a CNN interview this week, claiming Congress must “take back” tariff powers from President Trump. His meltdown followed Trump’s historic move to impose 104% tariffs on Chinese imports—a bold strike to end decades of economic surrender. Schumer whined about “penguins” and “two islands near Australia” being taxed, but his real fear isn’t wildlife: It’s Trump dismantling the globalist machine that enriched coastal elites while hollowing out America’s heartland.
“Congress has always had the power to deal with tariffs… But now that Trump is going so overboard, Congress can, has every legal authority to take those powers back.”
— Sen. Chuck Schumer, April 8, 2025
Trump’s Constitutional Authority to Restore Fair Trade
President Trump’s tariff strategy is rooted in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution, which grants Congress—and by delegation, the executive—authority to regulate foreign commerce. As detailed in a Gibson Dunn analysis, Trump is leveraging powers Congress itself granted through statutes like the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. Schumer’s sudden constitutional concern is rich, given his silence when Biden abused emergency powers to fund green energy boondoggles.
The Deep State’s Tariff Addiction
Why does Schumer side with Beijing over Ohio factory workers? Follow the money. Judge Glock of the Manhattan Institute exposed how tariffs historically enabled “opaque bureaucracies and high-priced lobbyists” to profit while consumers suffered. Trump’s transparent, America First tariffs threaten this racket. Meanwhile, Schumer’s New York donor class—bankers and multinational CEOs—rely on cheap Chinese labor and open borders. No wonder he’s panicking: Over 260,000 New York jobs tied to globalist trade schemes are now at risk, per Fox Business.
Patriotic Republicans Rally Behind Trump’s Vision
While Schumer trembles, true leaders like Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) champion Trump’s agenda:
“I strongly support President Trump’s America First economic policies to strengthen American manufacturing and create millions of American jobs. For too long, Americans have suffered under unfair trade practices putting America Last.”
— White House statement
Even Senate Republicans like Chuck Grassley (R-IA) back bills to streamline Trump’s powers—not strip them. The contrast is clear: Democrats protect foreign interests; Republicans defend American workers.
The Stakes: Sovereignty vs. Surrender
Schumer’s theatrics ignore the results. Under Trump’s first-term tariffs, manufacturing jobs surged by 500,000, and steel plants reopened across Pennsylvania and Indiana. Now, with China imposing 34% tariffs on U.S. goods, weakness would be catastrophic. As Trump declared at his “Make America Wealthy Again” rally:
“Now it’s our turn to prosper… using trillions to reduce taxes and pay down our national debt.”
This is the greatness the deep state fears: An America that wins.
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