Did Sen. Thom Tillis vote for tariffs? A look at the NC Republican's balancing act

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : When Trump announced the tariffs last week, he dismissed economic reports about how it would effect the economy, saying that after two years it would lead to a manufacturing boom.
40% : After the vote, Nickel put out a news release stating: "Tillis will try to defend his vote with empty words, but he just voted to give Trump the green light to take a sledgehammer to US trade policy.
37% : It might pass the Senate, but likely would not get a floor vote in the House -- and Trump has vowed to veto the bill if it passes Congress.
35% : Trump ran and won on his desire to increase tariffs, while also promising to fix the economy.
31% : Just hours after Trump announced the new trade policy, Tillis voted not to block tariffs on Canada.
28% : Trump lowered the new tariffs to 10%, with the exception of products from China.
21% : And now the election of Trump has put Tillis into a precarious position.
21% : He'd rather do whatever Trump tells him to do, even if it hurts North Carolina families.

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