Six Republicans Join Democrats To Overturn Trump’s Canada Tariffs
The House of Representatives voted Wednesday evening to end President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada after six Republicans crossed party lines to support the measure.
Lawmakers voted 219-211 to pass the resolution of disapproval eliminating Trump’s emergency powers that underpin his 25% tariffs on Canadian goods imposed in February 2025. New York Democratic Rep. Gregory Meeks forced a vote on the measure after House Republican leaders failed to pass a rule Tuesday night that would block lawmakers from challenging Trump’s tariffs. (RELATED: 3 Republicans defy Trump, side with Democrats on president’s tariffs)
House Speaker Mike Johnson could afford to spare a single defection on a party-line vote given Republicans’ slim majority in the lower chamber.
Retired Maine Rep. Jared Golden was the only Democrat to oppose the resolution ending Trump’s tariffs on Canada.
Two Republicans did not vote.
The vote is largely symbolic, although a similar resolution is expected to pass the Senate by a comfortable margin. The Upper House approved a similar resolution in October after four Republicans crossed party lines in disapproving of Trump’s tariffs on Canada.
Trump will almost certainly grant his presidential veto, and the vast majority of lawmakers in both chambers will likely not exist to override it.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before leaving the White House in Washington, DC, February 6, 2026. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
The White House declared a national emergency over drug trafficking and illegal immigration at the northern border to justify Canada’s tariffs, although skeptical lawmakers said only a fraction of the fentanyl trade came from Canada.
Republican leaders in the House of Representatives have repeatedly argued that Congress should not interfere with Trump’s trade agenda, even though the Legislature has the legal authority to raise tariffs.
“That’s life with a slim majority like we have,” Johnson told Fox Business’ Maria Bartiromo on Wednesday when asked about the three GOP defections that derailed his campaign to extend the ban on tariff votes. “I think it’s a big mistake. I don’t think we need to try to limit the power of the president when he’s busy negotiating ‘America First’ trade deals with countries around the world.”
Johnson also mentioned the highly anticipated case before the Supreme Court, which heard oral arguments in November on whether Trump can unilaterally impose tariffs using broad emergency powers.
The White House did not respond to a request for comment on the GOP defections.
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