Ted Cruz Republican Party, Rand Paul, talks about Trump’s tariff policy risks

When the fall continued from President Donald Trump’s destabilization tariff policy in almost all US trading partners, several Republican senators warned about the risk of American families.

Senator Ted Cruz, a supporter of Texas Republican and Ardent Trump, became the headlines when he spoke – first at Fox News last week and in the last few days on his podcast “verdict.”

“The tariff is a tax on consumers, and I am not a fan of boosting taxes on American consumers, so my hope is that this tariff is short -lived, and they function as a lever to reduce tariffs throughout the world,” Cruz told Fox Business Host Larry Kudlow.

Cruz repeated the point in his podcast, saying it would be a victory if the government used the policy as a lever to quickly negotiate the tariffs charged by other countries but if it remains in the long run, it can increase inflation, injure the growth of work and might put the US into the recession -the last will result in “Bloodbath” for the Republican Party in MID 2026.

“If we are in the 30 -day scenario from now, 60 days from now, 90 days from now with large American tariffs and massive tariffs on American goods in every other country on earth, it is a terrible result,” he said, Friday.

Trump officials, including Minister of Finance Scott Besent and Broke Rollins agricultural secretary, were faced with comments during the Sunday Morning News. They mostly avoid comments when they project optimism about the long -term impact of policy.

Senator Rand Paul, a Republican Kentucky, voiced the same concern as Cruz.

“The tariff is tax and Americans pay prices,” Paul wrote on X last week.

Paul also spoke on the senate floor criticizing Trump’s argument that the tariff needed because what he claimed was a “national emergency” regarding the trade deficit. Paul said the congress needs to reaffirm his constitutional power to regulate foreign tariffs and trade.

“I am a Republican. I am a supporter of Donald Trump,” Paul said. “But this is a problem of bipartisan. I don’t care if the president is a Republican or Democrat. I don’t want to live under an emergency government. I don’t want to live where my representatives cannot speak for me and have a check and balance of power.”

“One person can make mistakes and guess anything – the tariff is a terrible mistake,” Paul said.

“Rates such as whiskey: small whiskey, in the right circumstances, can refresh – but too much whiskey, in the wrong condition, can make you drunk as a goat,” said Senator John Kennedy, a Republican Louisiana, said last week.

Senator Chuck Grassley, a Republican Iowa, introduced the Bill last week who would require the Congress to approve the new tariff. Grassley cooperates with Democratic Senator Maria Cantwell about the law.

Cantwell said at CBS News “Face The Nation” on Sunday that seven Republicans joined the bill. Representative of Don Bacon, a Republican Nebraska, told CBS that he “began support” for the same step in the DPR.

But the law faced uphill battles, because it would require significant republic support in both rooms to graduate and speakers Mike Johnson opposed the idea.

And so far, there are limited signs of each crack that extends in the overall support for Trump.

Senator John Barrasso, a member of the Republican leadership, said on Sunday that he believed Trump’s actions over tariffs were constitutional.

“So, in terms of tariffs, I believe they are a tool, and I think we have to pursue China,” Barrasso said at CBS. “They have misused us for many years, and I believe the president for strong constitutional reasons.”

Members of the Parliament Parliament and Senate returned to Washington on Monday.