Republicans Finally Revolt Against Trump

A small group in the House just refused to surrender Congress’s constitutional power over tariffs

We need to talk about what just happened in the House of Representatives, because it’s a big deal.

Donald Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson just took a massive loss in the Republican-controlled House. Not at the hands of Democrats.

At the hands of their own party.

With razor-thin margins and midterms just eight months away, a handful of Republicans decided they’ve had enough of surrendering Congress’s constitutional authority to Trump, specifically on tariffs. And that tiny rebellion could crack open something much bigger.

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Let’s break this down.

Republican leadership tried to pass a procedural rule that would have effectively blocked the House from even debating Trump’s tariffs until the end of July.

Not voting on them.

Not modifying them.

Not overturning them.

Debating them.

And they lost. 217 to 214.

Three Republicans joined Democrats to stop the rule. That means the House can now move forward with debate and potentially vote to roll back some of Trump’s tariffs, including tariffs on Canada.

Think about how wild this is. Congress has the explicit constitutional authority to levy taxes and tariffs. That power is laid out in Article One. It belongs to the legislative branch for a reason. The founders did not want one person unilaterally deciding how and when to tax the American people.

Yet for months, Republicans have been perfectly content to let Trump do exactly that.

Until now.

Why the sudden shift?

Because the economic consequences are starting to hit home.

According to new research from the nonpartisan Tax Foundation, Trump’s tariffs cost the average American household about $1,000 last year. If the current tariffs stay in place, that number is expected to rise to $1,300 this year.

That’s not theoretical. That’s groceries. That’s rent. That’s health care costs. That’s small business owners paying more to import goods and then passing those costs along because they have no choice.

Meanwhile, the federal government collected $264 billion in tariff revenue in 2025. That might sound like a big number, but in the context of the federal budget, it’s a drop in the bucket. And every single dollar of it ultimately comes from American consumers.

Trump goes out and claims he’s bringing in trillions for corporations and strengthening America’s negotiating position. In reality, we are taxing ourselves and calling it strategy.

And here’s the part that should genuinely concern everyone.

Trump recently bragged about raising tariffs on Switzerland because he did not like the tone of their prime minister during a phone call.

Switzerland.

A close ally.

We previously had free trade with them. Zero tariffs. But Trump imposed a 30 percent tariff, then raised it to 39 percent because he was annoyed.

That’s not economic policy. That’s impulsive decision-making with real consequences for American families and businesses.

Even some Republicans are starting to admit it.

Representative Don Bacon said plainly that tariffs have been a net negative for the economy and that Congress needs to reclaim its constitutional authority. He pointed directly to Article One and said it is time for Congress to stop handing this power to the executive branch.

And what did Speaker Mike Johnson do in response?

He went on Fox News and argued that Congress should not try to limit the president’s power while Trump is negotiating trade agreements.

Read that again.

Johnson framed it as Congress limiting Trump’s power. In reality, Trump has been limiting Congress’s power. Johnson is effectively arguing that the legislative branch should continue surrendering its own authority because it’s politically inconvenient to assert it.

That’s not how checks and balances are supposed to work.

This is what happens when a political party ties itself completely to one man. Eventually, members start realizing that his chaos becomes their liability.

Republicans know the midterms are coming. They know voters are feeling the squeeze. They know tariffs are not some abstract economic lever. They are a tax on their own constituents.

And they know that if they walk into November having rubber-stamped every impulsive decision, they are going to pay the price.

That’s why this vote matters.

It’s not just about tariffs on Canada or Switzerland. It’s about whether Congress is going to function as a co-equal branch of government or continue acting as a subsidiary of the Trump White House.

We are watching the early signs of a fracture.

Now the question is whether it grows.

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