Trump Flip-Flops on Supporting Representative Jeff Hurd
In a surprising reversal, President Trump has reinstated his backing for Congressman Jeff Hurd, a Republican who had previously broken ranks to oppose the administration's tariff policies.
In a surprising political turnaround, President Donald Trump has reinstated his support for Representative Jeff Hurd, a first-term Republican congressman from Colorado. Hurd was one of six House GOP members who had joined most Democrats earlier this year in backing a largely symbolic measure to rescind tariffs that Trump had imposed on Canada in 2019.
The about-face by the president appears to be an attempt to shore up support within his own party ahead of the upcoming midterm elections. Hurd, a relative newcomer to Congress, had drawn the ire of the White House for his willingness to break ranks and defy the administration's trade policies.
In a statement, the White House acknowledged the president's reversal, saying that Trump had
Source: The New York Times
