Trump Slams Court Over Loss of Tariff Control
Trump Slams Court Over Loss of Tariff Control
Trump vows to challenge the federal appeals court ruling that struck down most of his tariffs, calling it partisan and promising a Supreme Court fight. The decision says the president cannot unilaterally impose tariffs u
On Saturday, President Donald Trump declared that he would fight a federal appeals court decision that invalidated the majority of his signature tariffs. He called the decision "very partisan" and promised to take the case all the way to the Supreme Court. When Trump imposed certain tariffs during his trade war, including reciprocal levies and duties on China, Canada, and Mexico, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit determined that he had overreached his authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).
The court determined that even in cases of declared national emergency, the president is not authorized by law to impose taxes or tariffs unilaterally.
“The statute bestows significant authority on the President,” the court stated, “but none of these actions explicitly include the power to impose tariffs, duties, or the like.”
The decision invalidates important parts of Trump's tariff policy but leaves other levies, like those on steel and aluminum, unaltered. It was made in response to two lawsuits, one filed by five small businesses and the other by twelve states led by Democrats. Trump, responding in a post on Saturday, said:
“ALL TARIFFS ARE STILL IN EFFECT! Today a Highly Partisan Appeals Court incorrectly said that our Tariffs should be removed, but they know the United States of America will win in the end.”
He claimed that the tariffs protect American workers, farmers, and manufacturers and warned that their removal "would be a total disaster for the Country."
Trump asserted that "this Decision would literally destroy the United States of America if it were allowed to stand."
To give the administration time to seek emergency relief from the Supreme Court, the court permitted the tariffs to remain in effect until October 14. The issue was presented as a Labor Day rallying cry by Trump, the first president to use IEEPA to defend tariffs: "With the help of the United States Supreme Court, we will use them to the benefit of our Nation, and Make America Rich, Strong, and Powerful Again!"
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