Democrats demand refunds after U.S. Supreme Court tosses Trump tariffs
The Hindu
Democrats, led by Governor Pritzker, demand nearly $9 billion in tariff refunds after Supreme Court ruling against Trump's tariffs.
Governor J.B. Pritzker sent U.S. President Donald Trump an invoice on Friday (February 21, 2026) demanding nearly $9 billion in tariff refunds for Illinois families after the Supreme Court ruled the President's much-touted levies are illegal.
Mr. Pritzker urged the White House to "cut the check" after justices ruled 6-3 that Mr. Trump had exceeded his authority by invoking emergency powers to impose tariffs that reshaped global trade and pushed up prices at home.
"Your tariff taxes wreaked havoc on farmers, enraged our allies and sent grocery prices through the roof," the Democrat wrote, warning further legal action could follow if compensation was not forthcoming.
In the letter, shared with U.S. media, Mr. Pritzker demanded about $1,700 for every Illinois household — the amount Yale University experts said the average U.S. household would pay on tariffs last year.
Mr. Pritzker wasn't alone in seeking payback — both political and literal — for widespread consumer woes.
Earlier on Friday (February 20, 2026), California Governor Gavin Newsom said the money Mr. Trump's tariffs had raised came from U.S. voters' pockets — and should be refunded.
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