BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump on Tuesday [6-4-19] said he plans to move forward with imposing tariffs on Mexican imports next week as part of his effort to stem the flow of migrants crossing the southern border, telling reporters at a news conference with British Prime Minister Theresa May that Republican senators would be ‘foolish’ if they try to stop him…Mr. Trump’s latest threat — five percent tariffs on all goods imported from Mexico, rising to as high as 25 percent until the Mexican government stems the flow of migrants — has riled Republican senators who fear its impact on the economy and their home states. But any vote to disapprove the tariffs would almost certainly face a presidential veto, meaning that both the House and Senate would have to muster two-thirds majorities to beat Mr. Trump. Opponents would use the same motion of disapproval that they tried to use to block the president from grabbing federal money for a border wall that was not appropriated for that purpose. That motion did pass Congress with significant Republican support, but not enough to overcome Mr. Trump’s veto.”
–Maggie Haberman and Nicholas Fandos, “Mexico Will Face Tariffs Next Week, Trump Vows,” The New York Times online, June 4, 2019