This event involves a single US lawmaker's opinion criticizing Trump administration tariff policy and speculating about potential diplomatic consequences with India. There is no constitutional mechanism at play - tariffs are within executive authority under existing trade laws, no institutional damage occurs from policy criticism, and no constitutional norms are violated. The A-score is 0 across all drivers as this represents normal policy debate and criticism within democratic governance. The B-score of 8.1 reflects moderate hype: outrage bait from 'losing India as ally' framing (3), media-friendly political conflict narrative (3), modest meme potential in 'backfiring' language (2), and strategic amplification through partisan criticism (Layer 2: 7 base). This is classic political noise - legitimate policy debate being framed as crisis without any constitutional implications.