politics
February 21, 2026
STILL DEFYING SUPREME COURT DECISION! Trump announced an increase in global tariffs to 15 percent!
Trump stated that the US Supreme Court's decision on tariffs is "absurd, poorly written, and extremely anti-American"
TL;DR
- President Donald Trump announced an immediate increase in global tariffs to 15%, despite a Supreme Court ruling against his previous tariff decisions.
- Trump called the Supreme Court's decision "absurd, poorly written, and extremely anti-American."
- He stated that the administration would determine and announce new, legally permissible tariffs in the coming months.
- The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that Trump exceeded his authority by using the 1977 IEEPA to impose reciprocal tariffs worldwide.
- Trump had argued that a national emergency due to trade deficits and drug imports justified the use of IEEPA.
- Tariffs on steel and aluminum, imposed under different legal bases, remain in effect.
- Tariffs implemented under IEEPA had generated about $130 billion in revenue by mid-December.
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