Trump will explain tariffs on electronics on Monday

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries stressed Democrats will continue to “push back” in a bipartisan way to fight Trump's tariffs.

“The Constitution is very clear that tariffs and tax policy, the ability to raise revenue, that authority is vested in the Congress for a reason,” Jeffries said. “The Congress is most closely associated, particularly the House, with the American people.”

Jeffries said Congress has to start acting like a separate and co-equal branch of government. He decried Republicans for conceding to Trump and said the cost of living in America has gotten “too expensive” under the Trump administration.

“What we have witnessed under complete Republican control of government is a willingness to simply bend the knee to Donald Trump, no matter how much pain he is inflicting on the American people or how much damage Trump is doing to the American way of life,” he said.

Jeffries also slammed the president for harming American families and causing an “economic disaster.”

“This is a reckless economic sledgehammer that Donald Trump and compliant Republicans in the Congress are taking to the economy, and the American people are being hurt. Enough.”

Ahead of United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer’s appearance on Capitol Hill, the leader said he hopes Greer can confirm if the president’s tariffs are an intentional scheme to enrich the wealthy.

“The Trump tariffs, which are a tax on the American people, are so reckless, so unstrategic, so lacking in any sophistication, that the only conclusion that one can draw is that Donald Trump and Republicans are intentionally tanking the economy,” he said. “Is it because, as Donald Trump has indicated, that during tough economic times, the rich get richer, and it's a buying opportunity?” he asked.

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune signaled that it’s unlikely he’ll bring up the Grassley-Cantwell tariff bill for a vote in the Senate following Trump's veto threat earlier Monday.

"I don't think that has a future,” he said of the bill. “The president has indicated he would veto it. I don't see how they would get it on the floor in the House, so at this point we are kind of just waiting to see what happens next.

Thune said he hasn't yet had many conversations with his conference about the legislation. So far, seven Republicans are backing the bill, but that would not be enough to pass it and is far short of a veto-proof majority.

"My assumption is that it will probably be a subject of conversation at some point. But at this point right now, I think most people like here, like most Americans, are watching and waiting to see what the ultimate policy implementation will be with respect to the tariffs," he said.

Thune said that while he recognizes concerns about the market, he wants to let the current tariff policy play out.

"Everybody's concerned about the market, for sure, and people, a lot of Americans, obviously, have retirement plans, mutual funds, 401(k)s, IRAs that are invested in the market," Thune said. "I expected there was going to be some turbulence in the stock market, I think everybody did. This was a change in policy, a consequential one, but I think we've got to let it play out and see what ultimately happens, not only in the near term but in the long term. And I think the administration, my expectation will be, that they'll, as they examine it, make some decision too about how to implement that policy in the long term."

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In floor remarks Monday afternoon, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called on Trump to reverse course on tariffs as concerns about a recession grow.

"If a recession does happen, it'll be known as the Trump recession. I urge the President to back off from his disastrous tariffs immediately," Schumer said. "He should put down the golf clubs and pick up the papers because the disaster he has created is anything but great."

Schumer also urged Senate Majority Leader John Thune to lead passage of legislation to rein in Trump's tariff authority.

"Congress must immediately take back power from Donald Trump before he causes more damage to the economy. Thune has a responsibility to listen to American families worried about the price of groceries worried about their retirement worried about keeping their jobs worried about the future," Schumer said.

-ABC News' Allison Pecorin

White House officials have been inconsistent on whether the tariffs are a non-negotiable, fixed tool in Trump’s economic playbook or if they represent an opportunity for dealmaking with other nations.

Trump was asked about the mixed messaging during his Oval Office meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

“Well, it could be -- it can both be true," Trump responded. "There can be permanent tariffs and there can also be negotiations because there are things that we need beyond tariffs."

"So we're going to get fair deals and good deals with every country," he added. "And if we don't, we're going to have nothing to do with them. They're not going to be allowed to participate in the United States."