Drudge Retort: The Other Side of the News
Thursday, February 12, 2026

President Donald Trump blatantly threatened congressional members of his party on Wednesday, warning that "any Republican" who voted against his tariffs would "seriously suffer the consequences." Trump's post to Truth Social came right as six members of the House GOP joined 213 Democratic colleagues in narrowly passing a resolution to repeal his tariffs on Canada. The vote was made possible only after a similarly tight vote on Tuesday that blocked a resolution preventing lawmakers from calling snap votes on repealing tariffs. The president appeared to react directly to the mutiny of some of his party members " taking to his social media platform to threaten primary challenges for those who sought to push back against his tariff policies.

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