Washington (CNN) Republican senators are not too happy with the White House right now. Sen. Ben Sasse, who's been a frequent critic Trump, slammed the tariffs decision as something Americans would expect from a "leftist administration," not a Republican commander in chief. When asked why Trump made the decision Roberts and other senators made the case to him, Roberts responded: "Good question." Even members of Senate leadership who are working with the White House on other measures expressed their concerns about Trump's plans for trade. It wasn't immediately clear what sparked Trump's sudden desire to make the policy announcement within 24 hours, but his directive for a next-day announcement came as the White House was engulfed in its latest string of negative headlines.

Source: CNN March 01, 2018 19:34 UTC