These Republicans are all just shameless liars, and Meet the Press host Kristen Welker was about as useful as a potted plant while interviewing GOP Sen. James Lankford.
As we already discussed here, Trump threw a tantrum after an appeals court ruled that his tariffs are illegal because the emergencies he’s tried to declare are bogus.
Lankford was asked about the ruling this Sunday, and proceeded to lie and ignore the fact that Trump is abusing the statutes that are available to a president on trade:
WELKER: Let’s start with that decision over tariffs on Friday. The court saying, quote, “Tariffs are a tax, and only Congress has the power to impose taxes.” Do you agree with the court’s ruling, that ultimately the ability to impose tariffs lies with Congress?
LANKFORD: Well, this is actually going to go to the Supreme Court next, because the way the law is actually written is the law gives the authority to the president to be able to make decisions regulating imports and exports. And what the president is saying is tariffs is a way to be able to regulate imports and exports. To be very clear, what he is trying to do is to try to get more manufacturing into the United States, to get other countries to be able to open up their markets to American products, and to be able to cut our deficit.
