politics
February 21, 2026
Trump Announces New Global Tariff After Losing in Supreme Court
The justices have ruled that most of the American president's earlier tariffs are unconstitutional
TL;DR
- The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 against President Trump's earlier tariffs, stating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 did not grant him the authority to impose them.
- Trump plans to implement a new 10% global tariff using the Trade Act of 1974.
- Trump criticized the court's ruling and called the judges "very unpatriotic and disloyal."
- Previous tariffs included 25% on goods from Canada and Mexico, and a baseline 10% on many other countries.
- The EU warned that Trump's tariffs would harm the global economy and US consumers.
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