Trump claims he has absolute right' to impose new tariffs after supreme court blow

"Our Supreme Court has made these Countries very happy but, as the Court pointed out, I have the absolute right to charge TARIFFS in another form, and have already started to do so. The supreme court's decision did not say the president had the absolute right to charge tariffs in another form."

"This completely inept and embarrassing Court was not what the Supreme Court of the United States was set up by our wonderful Founders to be. They are hurting our Country, and will continue to do so."

"In February, the supreme court found that a 1977 law designed to address national emergencies did not provide the legal justification for many of the tariffs the Trump administration had put on countries around the world."

The Supreme Court ruled in February that a 1977 national emergency law did not justify many tariffs Trump imposed. Trump responded by invoking Section 122 of the 1974 Trade Act to impose 10% temporary tariffs expiring in July. The administration launched trade investigations to establish permanent replacement tariffs. Trump publicly attacked the Supreme Court, claiming it showed insufficient loyalty and asserting he possesses absolute authority to impose tariffs through alternative legal forms, though the court's decision made no such declaration. The administration faces pressure to rebuild its trade agenda before temporary duties expire.

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