US EditionTrump Says He Has ‘Other Methods’ to Impose Tariffs If Supreme Court Limits Powers
- US President Donald Trump stated that he could still enforce tariffs even if the Supreme Court limits his authority over them, according to his post on Truth Social.
- The Supreme Court is expected to decide on whether Trump violated federal law when using emergency powers for tariffs during his second term.
- A coalition of businesses and trade groups argued that Trump misused the International Emergency Economic Powers Act for imposing tariffs.
- US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is preparing an alternative plan to maintain tariff pressures on imports if initial tariffs are weakened.
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Trump Says He Has ‘Other Methods’ to Impose Tariffs If Supreme Court Limits Powers
President Donald Trump on Dec. 7 urged the Supreme Court to uphold his tariff program, saying a ruling against his use of emergency economic powers would weaken national security, while also saying there are alternative legal tools to keep the duties in place. Trump said in a Dec. 7 post on Truth Social that the tariff regime currently before the Supreme Court is “far more direct, less cumbersome, and much faster” than other methods available un…
On the basis of an emergency law of 1977, Trump imposes tariffs on many countries in the world. The Supreme Court now decides on its authority. On its platform Truth Social, the US President makes clear in capital letters how the court should decide.
Trump warns he has other methods to get around Supreme Court ruling on tariffs
Donald Trump says he has alternative ways to levy tariffs if the Supreme Court limits his powers. As the ruling nears, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is preparing a fallback strategy to keep tariffs intact.
Can Trump impose tariffs on the basis of an emergency law? He has already done so against dozens of trading partners – but now the Supreme Court is examining the procedure. Trump is following this closely.
Trump claims he has 'other methods' of getting around Supreme Court's big tariff decision
President Donald Trump suggested on Sunday that he has "other ways" of charging tariffs against foreign countries regardless of what the Supreme Court says in an upcoming opinion. The Supreme Court is expected to issue a decision this upcoming week regarding Trump's authority to unilaterally impose ...
The US Supreme Court is considering whether it even had the authority to impose such measures.
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