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Article snippet: MORE and congressional Republicans are barreling toward a showdown over auto tariffs, just the latest conflict between the president and his party on trade. Trump has asked Commerce Secretary MORE to investigate whether hefty tariffs, possibly as high as 25 percent, can be levied against auto imports for national security reasons. The mere suggestion of the huge tariffs sparked an immediate backlash on Capitol Hill, as well as GOP-friendly business groups and key trading partners already unnerved by Trump on trade. GOP lawmakers warn the tariffs could roil the economy months before a midterm election where they are fighting to maintain control of Congress. “I hope we can avoid getting into any kind of tariff situation,” Senate Majority Leader told Fox News. “I think all of us are hoping that all of this back and forth discussion about trade doesn’t end up leading into the implementation of tariffs or some larger trade war.” Some senators used a closed-door lunch this week with Vice President Pence to complain about the saber-rattling. “A handful spoke but I would say there was more than a handful interested in the topic and … sharing with the vice president, since he was there, some of those concerns,” said Sen. MORE (R-Texas). The administration would be conducting a Section 232 investigation to impose tariffs on autos. The Section 232 law, which is rarely used, allows tariffs to be placed on imports in the name of national security, but many think such concern... Link to the full article to read more