President Donald Trump on Tuesday insisted that Senate Republicans must vote to block a resolution to keep him from using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose a 25% tariff on Canada over the transfer of fentanyl.

“Senator Tim Kaine, who ran against me with Crooked Hillary in 2016, is trying to halt our critical Tariffs on deadly Fentanyl coming in from Canada,” Trump posted on Truth Social.

“We are making progress to end this terrible Fentanyl Crisis, but Republicans in the Senate MUST vote to keep the National Emergency in place, so we can finish the job, and end the scourge,” he added.

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