Trump vows new tariffs after Supreme Court strikes down unilateral trade powers
President Trump vowed to impose new 10% global tariffs after the Supreme Court ruled he lacked the power to set them alone. He called the ruling unpatriotic.
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US issued a landmark 6-3 ruling today, February 20, 2026, determining that President Donald Trump lacked the authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to unilaterally set tariffs. In an immediate response to the decision, President Trump announced that he would instead invoke Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 to impose a blanket 10% tariff on imports. This policy shift and the judicial ruling have fundamentally altered the legal framework for the administration's trade strategy and the leverage held by the United States in international trade negotiations.
US issued a landmark 6-3 ruling today, February 20, 2026, determining that President Donald Trump lacked the authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to unilaterally set tariffs. In an immediate response to the decision, President Trump announced that he would instead invoke Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 to impose a blanket 10% tariff on imports. This policy shift and the judicial ruling have fundamentally altered the legal framework for the administration's trade strategy and the leverage held by the United States in international trade negotiations.
