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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(134,290 posts)
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 05:52 PM 10 hrs ago

Trump says he'll enact a 10% global tariff by executive order

The Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s far-reaching global tariffs in a 6-3 decision on Friday, handing him a stinging loss on an issue crucial to his economic agenda.

Furious about the defeat, Trump said he will impose a global 10% tariff as an alternative while pressing his trade policies by other means. The new tariffs would come under a law that restricts them to 150 days.

He made that announcement after lashing out at the Supreme Court for striking down much of his sweeping tariff infrastructure as an illegal use of emergency power. Trump said he was “absolutely ashamed” of justices who voted to strike down his tariffs and called the ruling “deeply disappointing.”

“Their decision is incorrect,” he said. “But it doesn’t matter because we have very powerful alternatives.”

https://apnews.com/live/supreme-court-tariff-ruling-updates

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Trump says he'll enact a 10% global tariff by executive order (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 10 hrs ago OP
Oh, I get it.................... MyOwnPeace 10 hrs ago #1
Ha. SCrOTUS tries to save MAGATS from midterm calamity BUT B.See 9 hrs ago #2
Checks and balances.... GONE FalloutShelter 9 hrs ago #3
Make it 50%. That ought to teach them dalton99a 9 hrs ago #4
Invoking the statutory "balance of payments" tariff authority has a good chance of surviving legal challenge onenote 8 hrs ago #5

MyOwnPeace

(17,491 posts)
1. Oh, I get it....................
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 06:00 PM
10 hrs ago

he's found a DIFFERENT way to break the law.
And the CHICKENSHITS in CONGRESS will continue to allow him to strip them of their rights/power just so he won't say anything mean about them.........



B.See

(8,151 posts)
2. Ha. SCrOTUS tries to save MAGATS from midterm calamity BUT
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 06:08 PM
9 hrs ago

Trump responds by DOUBLING DOWN ON STUPID.

riiiiight... "That'll show em."

He's YOUR 'chosen one' assholes. Go down in flames with him.

onenote

(46,089 posts)
5. Invoking the statutory "balance of payments" tariff authority has a good chance of surviving legal challenge
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 07:24 PM
8 hrs ago

It is authorized by Section 122 of the 1974 Trade Act - 19 USC 2132. Even the plaintiffs that successfully challenged his IEEEPA tariffs suggested that Section 122 would have been an appropriate basis for the "Liberation Day" tariffs. These tariffs can only be in place for 150 days and can't be used to target specific countries.

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