The president has recently pushed to impose tariffs on Moscow’s trading partners
The US Congress cannot push through secondary sanctions on Russian trading partners without the backing of President Donald Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson told CBS on Sunday.
Hawkish Senator Lindsey Graham, who has long unsuccessfully lobbied to slap 500% tariffs on countries that trade with Russia, has moved to attach his proposed legislation to an upcoming stopgap bill, Politico reported on Saturday.
In an interview aired on CBS News’ Face the Nation, Johnson was asked whether lawmakers in Congress would support Graham’s sanctions legislation without…
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