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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(134,290 posts)
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 04:17 PM 20 hrs ago

Trump Vows to Use 'Even Stronger' Methods to Keep His Tariffs: 'I Can Destroy the Country'

President Donald Trump raged during a White House presser on Friday, addressing the Supreme Court decision striking down his emergency tariffs. Trump vowed to use “even stronger” measures to keep his tariffs in place, riffing at one point that he has so many alternatives at his disposal he can even “destroy” countries.

Trump began his remarks by ripping into the court and Democrats, while declaring, “Today I will sign an order to impose a 10% global tariff under Section 122, over and above our normal tariffs already being charged.”

He later wildly accused the justices on the court of being under foreign influence and added, “They don’t want to do the right thing. They’re afraid of it. This was an important case to me.

“More is a symbol of economic national security. And also, I would say, just for our country itself, so important because we’re doing so well as a country. We’ve never done so well. The good news is that there are methods, practices, statutes and authorities, as recognized by the entire court in this terrible decision, and also as recognized by Congress, which they refer to, that are even stronger than the IEEPA tariffs available to me as President of the United States,” he continued, arguing that he will be able to keep his tariffs in place using other methods.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-vows-even-stronger-methods-185752838.html

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Trump Vows to Use 'Even Stronger' Methods to Keep His Tariffs: 'I Can Destroy the Country' (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 20 hrs ago OP
He's thinking about nuking Iran isn't he? PuraVidaDreamin 19 hrs ago #1
Clearly wants to destroy something leftstreet 19 hrs ago #2
Because they know they can't kacekwl 19 hrs ago #4
this mike_c 18 hrs ago #6
If he nukes Iran... GiqueCee 18 hrs ago #7
You already have, you jerk. jeffreyi 19 hrs ago #3
Asswipe! some_of_us_are_sane 19 hrs ago #5

leftstreet

(39,760 posts)
2. Clearly wants to destroy something
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 04:45 PM
19 hrs ago

Good Gawdz why isn't Congress getting rid of this psychopath?

kacekwl

(9,027 posts)
4. Because they know they can't
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 05:00 PM
19 hrs ago

win elections without his insane cult and Smoky eye Vance can't bring them.

mike_c

(36,981 posts)
6. this
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 05:33 PM
18 hrs ago

TSF has thoroughly ruined their brand among all but the white supremacists and other grievance monkeys. Every day he remains in office the pendulum swings further against republicans. They will never rid themselves of his stench.

GiqueCee

(3,727 posts)
7. If he nukes Iran...
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 06:11 PM
18 hrs ago

... or anybody, he's a dead man walking. That's a line that must NEVER be crossed again; it is the ultimate crime against humanity for which there is NO excuse. But he's enough of an egomaniacal psychopath to try it.

jeffreyi

(2,548 posts)
3. You already have, you jerk.
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 04:51 PM
19 hrs ago

Destroyed the country. May you and minions suffer all the consequences.

some_of_us_are_sane

(2,981 posts)
5. Asswipe!
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 05:04 PM
19 hrs ago

From the article:

"Trump vowed to use “even stronger” measures to keep his tariffs in place, riffing at one point that he has so many alternatives at his disposal he can even “destroy” countries.

Ya, you "Fake-Tan Poser"........... and WE CAN '302' YOUR ASS, YOU CRAZY-SCARED MENACE.

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