트럼프 압력에 미국 상원 공화당, 전쟁권한 해제안 부결
Senate Republicans reject war powers resolution after Trump berates them at Capitol meeting - Spectrum News
상원 공화당이 전쟁 권한 결의안을 거부한 것은 정치적 갈등을 보여주지만 시장에는 명확한 영향을 미치지 않습니다.
핵심 요약
트럼프 압력에 상원 공화당, 전쟁권한 해제안 부결 47-50-1
핵심요약
- 상원 공화당, 전쟁권한 해제안 부결 47-50-1
- 4명 공화당 의원, initially 민주당과 함께 표결
- Cassidy 상원, 백악관 브리핑 후 입장 변경
- Paul 상원, 'present' 투표로 대통령 협상 공간 확보
도입
이번 상원 공화당의 전쟁권한 해제안 부결은 트럼프 대통령의 직접적인 개입이 결정적 역할을 했습니다. 이는 향후 미국 외교 정책과 국내 정치적 균형에 미칠 영향을 고려할 때 투자자들에게 중요한 신호가 될 수 있습니다. 특히, 트럼프 대통령의 영향력이 상원 공화당의 정책 결정에 어떻게 작용하는지 분석하는 것은 중요합니다.
본문 1: 트럼프의 정치적 영향력 확대
트럼프 대통령은 상원 공화당 의원들을 직접적으로 압박하여 전쟁권한 해제안 부결로 이끌었습니다. 특히 Cassidy 상원에게는 'lunatic'이라는 강렬한 표현을 사용하며 강한 압력을 가했습니다. 이는 트럼프 대통령이 여전히 공화당 내부의 강력한 영향력을 보유하고 있음을 보여줍니다. 이 같은 정치적 압력은 향후 상원의 주요 법안 통과에도 영향을 미칠 수 있습니다. 투자자들은 트럼프의 정치적 영향력이 상원의 정책 결정에 미치는 영향을 고려해야 합니다.
본문 2: 상원 공화당 내부의 분열 가능성
상원 공화당 내에서도 전쟁권한 해제안에 대한 입장이 갈렸습니다. Cassidy 상원은 initially 민주당과 함께 표결했지만, 백악관 브리핑 후 입장을 변경했습니다. 반면 Paul 상원은 'present' 투표로 대통령의 협상 공간을 확보하려 했습니다. 이는 상원 공화당 내부의 분열이 더 확대될 가능성을 시사합니다. 이러한 분열은 향후 주요 법안 통과에 어려움을 초래할 수 있으며, 투자자들은 상원의 정치적 안정성을 고려해야 합니다.
본문 3: 향후 외교 정책의 불확실성
이번 사건은 미국 외교 정책의 방향성에 대한 불확실성을 높였습니다. 트럼프 대통령의 압력이 상원의 결정에 미치는 영향은 향후 미국의 국제적 관계에 영향을 미칠 수 있습니다. 특히, Iran과의 관계에 대한 정책 결정이 불확실해짐에 따라 투자자들은 지정학적 리스크를 고려해야 합니다. 또한, 상원의 정치적 분열이 지속될 경우, 주요 외교 정책 결정에 어려움을 초래할 수 있습니다.
결론
상원 공화당의 전쟁권한 해제안 부결은 트럼프 대통령의 정치적 영향력이 여전히 강함을 보여줍니다. 그러나 상원 내부의 분열과 외교 정책의 불확실성은 향후 미국의 정책 방향성에 대한 불확실성을 높이고 있습니다. 투자자들은 이러한 정치적 동향을 주시하며, 지정학적 리스크를 고려한 포트폴리오 조정이 필요할 수 있습니다.
Original Article
Senate Republicans reject war powers resolution after Trump berates them at Capitol meeting - Spectrum News
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans who were berated by President Donald Trump over opposition to his war in Iran held a late-night vote Wednesday to try to appease him, rejecting a war powers resolution a day after a similar measure passed.
Trump harangued GOP senators face to face earlier in the day for allowing a vote to block his war in Iran on Tuesday, further escalating a feud that has diverted GOP efforts to focus on election-year affordability issues and brought much of the chamber's business to a halt. He exchanged particularly harsh words with Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy, one of four Republicans who had voted with Democrats on the measure.
Hours later, though, Cassidy was invited to receive a personal briefing on the war at the White House from Vice President JD Vance and envoy Steve Witkoff. Cassidy then returned to the Capitol to vote against a separate but nearly identical war powers resolution.
"I want to thank Vice President Vance and Special Envoy Witkoff for the thorough briefing this afternoon on Iran. I appreciate the quick invitation to the White House to address many of my concerns," said Cassidy, who lost reelection last month after Trump endorsed his opponent, in a post on X .
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, a Republican who has repeatedly voted with Democrats to halt the war, voted present this time "to give the President more space and leverage to negotiate a lasting peace," he said on X . The measure failed 47-50-1 just before midnight on Wednesday, and the Senate then left town for a two-week recess.
It's unclear whether the move will be enough to appease Trump, who had called the Republicans "losers" for voting against his war and had called Cassidy a "lunatic" at the lunch after their tense exchange. But the vote was a clear signal to the president from Republican senators who still want to placate him, despite increasing tensions in recent weeks and his decision Wednesday morning to reverse himself and delay signing a housing bill that received overwhelming bipartisan support.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and a small group of his Senate GOP colleagues called Trump after the vote. Thune told reporters that the president was "pleased with the outcome."
Trump later thanked Thune in a social media post and noted that Cassidy and Paul had switched their votes. "This vote puts Iran on notice!" he wrote.
The war powers measure blocked by the Senate on Wednesday was on a separate track from the nearly identical resolution adopted on Tuesday, which had also been passed by the House. Both votes were largely symbolic, and the measures do not carry the full force of law.
Cassidy had sharp words for Trump
Invited by Florida Sen. Rick Scott to speak at a GOP luncheon in the Capitol, Trump had signaled ahead of time that he would use the closed-door meeting to push senators to pass his proof-of-citizenship voting bill. But the conversation was more focused on Tuesday's vote on war powers.
Most Republicans stayed quiet. But Cassidy stood up and defended his vote.
"I stood and said, 'You have not told the American people what's going on,'" Cassidy told reporters after the meeting. "This was supposed to last four weeks, it's lasted four months. Our original objectives have not been achieved."
The two men "went back and forth," Cassidy said, and he "matched his tone and volume." Cassidy said that he eventually de-escalated, but he did not want to be bullied.
"I am voting for war powers until I get a briefing," he said afterward.
Trump repeatedly told Cassidy to sit down, according to a person familiar with the private meeting who was not authorized to discuss it. At one point, the president called the senator a "lunatic."
Publicly, Trump said afterward that they had "a really great meeting." But he hinted at the discord.
"We like everyone in the room," Trump told reporters on his way out. "I don't like a few people, but that's OK."
The luncheon capped weeks of friction between Trump and Senate Republicans and added a new layer of frustration as Tuesday's vote was the first time the Senate had adopted a war powers resolution on the Iran war. Trump made clear he was in no mood to compromise before it even started, calling off a scheduled signing ceremony on a housing bill that passed both chambers overwhelmingly this week and that GOP lawmakers were touting as an election-year achievement.
Trump reverses on housing bill
Republican senators were eager for a conciliatory meeting with the president after escalating tensions in recent weeks. But Trump upended their plans when he declared on social media just beforehand that he wouldn't sign the legislation until they send him the SAVE America Act, his bill to require proof of citizenship for all voters.
North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis said he doesn't know why Trump is holding the housing bill "hostage" for the voting bill that "will never pass in this Congress."
"It makes no sense to me," Tillis said as he walked into the luncheon.
Thune said the housing legislation, which aims to lower costs, is "an affordability issue," and that "eventually I hope he finds a way to sign it."
It's unclear if Trump might veto the legislation or if the late Wednesday night vote will change his outlook. But by rejecting a public bill signing, Republicans worry that Trump is indicating a level of indifference to voters' affordability concerns heading into November's midterm elections.
Trump and Senate Republicans have been at odds
Trump's move on the housing bill is his latest reversal after weeks of being at odds with Senate Republicans.
Trump has blocked the Senate from confirming one of his own nominees, asked them to fund parts of his White House ballroom project despite opposition and forced them to defend the Iran war even as they question the strategy and endgame.
Trump has also helped whittle down his own support in the Senate after endorsing primary challengers to two GOP incumbents who were previously reliable votes for his agenda — Cassidy and Texas Sen. John Cornyn. Both men have become more critical of Trump since losing reelection.
"If we're going to win the midterm elections, we need to get on the same page," Cornyn said ahead of the meeting. "We're not on the same page now, and that I think is dangerous."