US EditionMacron says US Supreme Court tariff ruling shows it is good to have counterweights to power in democracies
Macron welcomed the Supreme Court's check on tariffs and urged trade reciprocity as France adapts to a new 10% global U.S. import duty impacting exporters.
- At the opening of the Salon de l'Agriculture, French President Emmanuel Macron said the U.S. Supreme Court ruling shows the value of counterweights and the rule of law, calling it `good to have power and counterweights to power in democracies`.
- The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday found tariffs imposed under an economic emergency law illegal, and President Donald Trump replaced them with a temporary 10% global import duty for 150 days, signing orders to impose new tariffs starting on Tuesday under Section 122.
- France said it will consider and adapt to the 10% global tariff while seeking to continue exporting agricultural, luxury, fashion and aeronautical goods, emphasizing `reciprocity`.
- The exemptions for aerospace, passenger cars and some light trucks, goods from Mexico and Canada, pharmaceuticals, critical minerals, and agricultural products remained in place, and Macron urged a calm mindset.
- This pattern of comments signals a consistent French stance as Emmanuel Macron had earlier hailed U.S. court checks at the G20 Leaders' Summit, November 22, 2025, while the rapid U.S. 10% global duty move could reshape trade relations with trading partners.
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Macron says Trump tariff ruling shows good to have rule of law
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday (February 21) that the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on President Donald Trump's trade tariffs shows that it is good to have counterweights to power and the rule of law in democracies.
The president of France, Emmanuel Macron, welcomed the decision announced yesterday by the U.S. Supreme Court against the tariff policy of President Donald Trump as an example of a democratic “counterweight” and confirmed that he will assess the impact of the new rise of 10 percent global of these charges announced by the U.S. president in retaliation.The Supreme, specifically, pronounced himself against the instrument used by Trump to impose re…
On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that some of the customs duties imposed by Donald Trump were illegal. The U.S. President could not invoke the economic urgency to justify these measures. Emmanuel Macron, on a visit to the Agriculture Show, reacted to this decision on LCI's micro. - US customs duties: "We must be in a logic of appeasement to the international," claims Emmanuel Macron (Economy).
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