USA Monitoring Desk Islamabad
Donald Trump calls the US Supreme Court’s decision to strike down his sweeping tariffs “deeply disappointing” as he announces a new 10% levy on global imports.
With a 6-3 majority, the court ruled Trump exceeded his authority when he imposed tariffs via a law reserved for national emergencies – they say he needs congressional approval to impose taxes on imports.
As expected, Trump says he will attempt to reimpose tariffs – but he’s yet to spell out the detail, writes our North America correspondent. The court’s ruling applies to Trump’s so-called “Liberation Day” tariffs, but not individual tariffs he imposed on specific countries or products.
He has long argued tariffs boost American manufacturing – but many in the business community, as well as Trump’s political adversaries, say the costs are passed on to consumers.
President Trump said, the ruling was “deeply disappointing” and that he was ashamed of “certain members of the court for not having the courage to do what’s right for our country.”
He thanked the justices who dissented – justices Thomas, Alito and Kavanaugh – for their “strength and wisdom” and criticised those who went against his tariff plan.
The president accused the Supreme Court of being “swayed by foreign interests”, without providing any evidence. Mr. Trump said he’s signing an executive order to impose a 10% global tariff using Section 122, which was created by the 1974 Trade Act.
The president also said he would use Section 301 as a means to impose tariffs. He offered a glimpse into how he was reading the ruling saying it struck down a specific use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which according to the Supreme Court did not grant him the power to impose tariffs in the way he had claimed.
