Voters will punish the party in power if Donald Trump’s tariffs hurt the economy, Senator Ted Cruz has said The Republican Party could face a “bloodbath” in next year’s midterm elections if the “liberation day” tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump backfire, Senator Ted Cruz has warned. Earlier this week, Trump announced sweeping tariffs on the majority of US trading partners, causing the US stock market to suffer its worst crash since the COVID-19 pandemic. China has already reacted by