'It's gone too far': GOP lawmaker draws line in the sand for Trump during MSNBC appearance

During an appearance on MSNBC on Saturday morning Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) served notice to Donald Trump that he is joining with some of his Republican colleagues in the Senate to reclaim the right of Congress to set and approve U.S. trade policy by pointing out that the president has overstepped his his authority.

Speaking with the hosts of the newly revamped "The Weekend," Bacon -- an occasional foe of the president –– urged Trump to back off.

"Article 1, Section 8 [of the Constitution] gives Congress the authority over tariffs and taxes," he began. "It's pretty clear in the Constitution."

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"But what Congress has done way before my time ... is that we gave emergency authorities to the president, and it was intended to go lf like if Russia invades Ukraine, let's put tariffs on Russia and things like that," he explained. "It was not intended to do tariffs against 80 countries and a wholesale policy change which is what I see today."

"So I share the views of Senator [Chuck] Grassley also [Kentucky Republican] Rand Paul and other Republicans in the Senate that it's gone too far and Congress should restore this. authority back to where it belongs ––– and that's with us," he added.

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