Trump undoubtedly wants to use tariff revenues to fund his evolving farmer aid program without any involvement from Congress. Thus far, he hasn’t been able to find any plausible legal basis for doing so. What does that mean for the future?
It is a point of leverage for the Democrats. They should demand significant concessions in exchange for opening the tariff vault to compensate farmers for the damages they are suffering as a result of the tariffs and deportations.