Mara Liason

A quick bombing raid on Iran's nuclear facilities or a quick raid into Venezuela to nab Nicolas Maduro.

We don't know if he has the stomach for a long protracted fight.

And if he wants to change the regime in Iran, that's what it would entail.

They thought that they would no longer have to defend these unpopular tariffs and maybe prices would go down.

But that optimism lasted about five minutes because Trump immediately said that not only was he going to put more tariffs on under a different authority, but that authority calls for congressional approval.

So now Republicans in Congress are going to have to show their loyalty to Donald Trump by voting to impose tariffs, taking personal responsibility for this.

This is something they don't want to do.

They thought that they would no longer have to defend these unpopular tariffs and maybe prices would go down.

But that optimism lasted about five minutes because Trump immediately said that not only was he going to put more tariffs on under a different authority, but that authority calls for congressional approval.

So now Republicans in Congress are going to have to show their loyalty to Donald Trump by voting to impose tariffs, taking personal responsibility for this.

This is something they don't want to do.

Trump told podcast host Dan Bongino that he wants Republicans to, quote, take over the voting.

Election experts say that would be very hard, if not impossible.

The Constitution clearly gives states and Congress, not the president, the right to conduct elections.

But experts worry that Trump could undermine the vote.

He's commandeered voter records in 11 states already and could move to disqualify certain voters.

Ever since 2016, Trump has said he would only honor the results of elections his side wins.

That's what January 6th was all about.

Mara Liason, NPR News.

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