US President Donald Trump justified the tariffs he imposed, stating that “America would be completely destroyed” without them. His remarks came days after a federal appeals court declared most of them illegal.
In a post on Truth Social , Trump said, “Without Tariffs, and all of the TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS we have already taken in, our Country would be completely destroyed, and our military power would be instantly obliterated. In a 7 to 4 Opinion, a Radical Left group of judges didn’t care, but one Democrat, Obama appointed, actually voted to save our Country. I would like to thank him for his Courage! He loves and respects the U.S.A.”
As an appeals court in the US dealt a major blow to Donald Trump’s tariff strategy, ruling in a 7-4 decision that the president exceeded his authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), all now hinges on the US Supreme Court ruling.
The US Supreme Court is expected to take up the case in the second half of October. An appeal is expected to be made by the Donald Trump administration, and the Supreme Court will subsequently decide whether the invocation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) for the imposition of tariffs is upheld.
The Friday judgment by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upholds an earlier ruling by the US Court of International Trade, dated May 28, that initially struck down the tariffs.
However, the tariffs, covering imports from countries including India, will remain in force until October 14, giving the Trump administration time to seek a Supreme Court review, the Indian think tank GTRI said in a note, explaining the potential consequences of the Friday order.
“The US court battle will shape the future of world trade. The US supreme court will decide whether tariffs will remain a matter of Congressional lawmaking, or an instrument of presidential geopolitics,” GTRI opined.
Trump had invoked the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), a 1977 law crafted for sanctions and financial controls in times of foreign emergencies, to impose reciprocal tariffs on dozens of countries.
