Not enough, but an indication of Trump losing support and GOP finding their substantially weak backbones.In a major rebuke of President Trump, the House overwhelming passed a resolution Thursday formally disapproving of the Trump administration's rolling back of sanctions on companies owned by Oleg Deripaska, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
In a 362-53 vote, the House sounded its disapproval of the lifting of sanctions, with 130 Republicans breaking with Trump and backing the Democratic measure.
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The vote comes after legislation to prevent the rolling back of sanctions failed Wednesday on a procedural vote in the Senate. Eleven Republicans voted in the Senate to prevent the lifting of sanctions.
The Hill
One of Deripaska's companies is an aluminum producer (Rusal) - one of the largest in the world - so there's a component of the tariffs involved in the decision. I haven't researched the issue, so have no opinion on whether the sanctions should be lifted or not. I do find it a good sign, though, that GOP congress critters are breaking with Trump on ANYthing.
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
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