Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s efforts to limit the effect of President Donald Trump’s tariffs by working with international trade partners could hit constitutional roadblocks. Newsom announced April 4 he would ask trade partners to exempt California-made products from any retaliatory tariffs and seek to develop new “strategic trade

State officials argue in a lawsuit that the U.S. Constitution expressly gives the authority to impose tariffs to Congress.

"With voters looking for someone to blame, [Newsom] and the president are natural targets," an Emerson College pollster told Newsweek.