Trump vows 10% global tariff after stinging court rebuke
The Hindu
Trump expresses shame over Supreme Court's ruling against his global tariffs, calling the decision "deeply disappointing."
President Donald Trump vowed on Friday (February 20, 2026) to impose a 10% tariff on all imports into the United States after the Supreme Court handed him a stinging rebuke by striking down his signature economic policy.
The conservative-majority top court ruled six-three that a 1977 law known as the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) Mr. Trump has relied on “does not authorize the president to impose tariffs.”
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Mr. Trump, who had nominated two of the justices who repudiated him, responded furiously, alleging without any evidence that the court was influenced by foreign interests.
“I’m ashamed of certain members of the court, absolutely ashamed, for not having the courage to do what’s right for our country,” Mr. Trump told reporters.
Mr. Trump said he would use a separate authority to impose a uniform tariff of 10% — after he spent the past year imposing various rates spontaneously to cajole and punish other countries.
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