US Supreme Court Trump President Donald Trump’s first reaction has come to light after declaring the tariffs illegal. Trump has condemned the Supreme Court’s decision and called it shameful. However, till now no formal comment has come from the White House on this decision.
NBC News quoted sources as saying that the US President was meeting with a group when the Supreme Court’s decision regarding tariffs came. Terming this decision as shameful, he told the people present there that he had an alternative plan.
What did the Supreme Court comment?
The court said in its decision that while imposing tariffs on more than 100 countries, the President Trump Violated his jurisdiction. They imposed the tariffs under a law designed for use in national emergencies. According to the US Constitution, the right to impose taxes and tariffs rests not with the President but with the Congress (Parliament). However, Trump used tariffs as a major economic and foreign policy tool. He described these tariffs as important for American economic security. Apart from this, Trump had predicted that without tariffs the country would be ruined.
Court gave its decision on tariff by 6-3
This historic decision of the Supreme Court has come by 6-3. Trump is the first President who imposed tariffs on more than 100 countries citing an emergency law of the 1970s. Not only this, he also made trade deals with many countries by threatening tariffs. The word ‘tariff’ is not mentioned anywhere in this law. Writing the decision on behalf of the majority, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. said that this law does not give the President the authority to impose tariffs.
What will be Trump’s next step?
This matter first went to the lower courts, from where Trump got a setback. After that the Trump administration had approached the Supreme Court. Now Trump has had to face defeat here too. Now it remains to be seen what Trump’s next step will be to defend the tariffs.