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president Donald Trump Threatened to back election challengers against six House Republicans who voted with Democrats to overturn tariffs on Canada.
On Wednesday night, just before his agenda took a hit on Capitol Hill, the president issued an ominous warning to Republican members of the House and Senate.
“Any Republican who votes against tariffs in the House or Senate will suffer severe consequences in elections, including primaries!” Trump posted on the Truth social networking site.
He believes the trade deficit has shrunk significantly as a result of his tariff policies, while U.S. financial markets have hit significant highs.
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters and members of the media at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida on February 1, 2026. (Al Drago/Getty Images)
Trump continued: “Additionally, tariffs do us great national security because just the mention of the word makes countries agree with our strongest wishes.”
“Tariffs have given us our economy and our national security, and no Republican should be held responsible for undermining that privilege.”
Democrats successfully held a vote on a measure to reverse Trump’s national emergency at the northern border, using a mechanism to force a vote over the objections of House majority leadership called a privilege resolution.
The six Republicans who voted for the measure were Reps. Dan Newhouse (R-Washington), Kevin Kiley (R-Calif.), Don Bacon (R-Nebraska), Jeff Hurd (R-Colorado) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.).
Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, a Democrat who voted with most Republicans on the issue. It passed 219-211.
Maine Democratic Rep. Jared Golden attends a news conference at the Capitol Visitor Center on July 17, 2025 in Washington. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
However, it’s unclear how much impact Trump’s threats will have.
Neither Newhouse nor Bacon will run for re-election in the 2026 midterm elections, and Trump has endorsed a primary challenger against Massey.
Keeley, whose district is heavily affected by California Democrats’ new congressional map, has not said whether he will run for re-election or where he will run.
Fitzpatrick and Hurd are both popular incumbents in their respective districts, which are top Democratic targets in November.
Trump signed an executive order in February 2025 to enact an additional 25% Tariffs on most goods From Canada and Mexico. Energy from Canada is subject to an additional 15% tariff.
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks in Quebec City, Quebec, on January 22, 2026, after recently attending the World Economic Forum in Davos. (Renaud Philippe/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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At the time, the White House said it was punishment for those countries’ unwillingness to do more to stem the flow of illegal immigration and illegal drugs into the United States.
Opponent Trump’s tariff strategy He was particularly criticized for his move against Canada, which he believed was unfairly hurting one of America’s closest allies and trading partners, to the detriment of Americans themselves.
But Republicans who voted against the legislation pointed to Trump citing the fentanyl crisis as the reason for issuing the emergency in the first place and saying the drug was still killing Americans.
The bill is now before the Senate, where Republicans have voted to condemn Trump’s tariff tactics in the past despite similar warnings from the president.
