Donald Trump announces a global tariff hours after Supreme Court says he can't
Donald Trump has announced a global tariff just hours after the Supreme Court ruled that he couldn't.
The 79-year-old has now announced a 10 per cent levy on global imports, shortly after a 'deeply disappointing' ruling by the Supreme Court, which saw a majority agree that he exceeded his authority when he imposed tariffs via a law reserved for national emergencies.
Last year, the president sparked economic chaos across the world with his Liberation Day tariffs with the hopes of boosting the US economy, but the Supreme Court ruling will now affect those tariffs, but not the more specific ones he imposed on certain countries such as China.
On Friday February 20, the court decided that a 1977 law designed to address national emergencies did not provide the legal justification for the tariffs which Trump first announced back in April 2025.
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But it appears as if he's discovered a loophole via the 1974 Trade Act which will now allow him to impose the new 10 per cent levy across the world, with the aim of boosting domestic manufacturing and creating jobs, whereas critics suggest it damages the global economy and drives consumer prices up.
Taking to Truth Social, the president wrote: "The Supreme Court’s Ruling on TARIFFS is deeply disappointing! I am ashamed of certain Members of the Court for not having the Courage to do what is right for our Country. I would like to thank and congratulate Justices Thomas, Alito, and Kavanaugh for your Strength, Wisdom, and Love of our Country, which is right now very proud of you.
"When you read the dissenting opinions, there is no way that anyone can argue against them. Foreign Countries that have been ripping us off for years are ecstatic, and dancing in the streets — But they won’t be dancing for long! "The Democrats on the Court are thrilled, but they will automatically vote “NO” against ANYTHING that makes America Strong and Healthy Again. They, also, are a Disgrace to our Nation. Others think they’re being “politically correct,” which has happened before, far too often, with certain Members of this Court when, in fact, they’re just FOOLS and “LAPDOGS” for the RINOS and Radical Left Democrats and, not that this should have anything to do with it, very unpatriotic, and disloyal to the Constitution. It is my opinion that the Court has been swayed by Foreign Interests, and a Political Movement that is far smaller than people would think — But obnoxious, ignorant, and loud!
"This was an important case to me, more as a symbol of Economic and National Security, than anything else. The Good News is that there are methods, practices, Statutes, and other Authorities, as recognised by the entire Court and Congress, that are even stronger than the IEEPA TARIFFS, available to me as President of the United States of America and, in actuality, I was very modest in my “ask” of other Countries and Businesses because I wanted to do nothing that could sway the decision that has been rendered by the Court.
"I have very effectively utilised TARIFFS over the past year to, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN. Our Stock Market has just recently broken the 50,000 mark on the DOW and, simultaneously, 7,000 on the S&P, two numbers that everybody thought, upon our Landslide Election Victory, could not be attained until the very end of my Administration — Four years!
"TARIFFS have, likewise, been used to end five of the eight Wars that I settled, have given us Great National Security and, together with our Strong Border, reduced Fentanyl coming into our Country by 30%, when I use them as a penalty against Countries illegally sending this poison to us. All of those TARIFFS remain, but other alternatives will now be used to replace the ones that the Court incorrectly rejected."
Topics: Donald Trump, Politics
James Moorhouse