"He made that announcement after lashing out at the Supreme Court for striking down much of his sweeping tariff infrastructure as an illegal use of emergency power. Trump said he was "absolutely ashamed" of justices who voted to strike down his tariffs and called the ruling "deeply disappointing." "Their decision is incorrect," he said. "But it doesn't matter because we have very powerful alternatives.""
"It's the first major piece of Trump's broad agenda to come squarely before the nation's highest court, which he helped shape with the appointments of three conservative jurists in his first term. The majority found that it's unconstitutional for the president to unilaterally set and change tariffs because taxation power clearly belongs to Congress. "The Framers did not vest any part of the taxing power in the Executive Branch," Chief Justice John Roberts wrote."
The Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision invalidating sweeping tariffs imposed under an emergency powers law, ruling that the president cannot unilaterally set or change tariffs because taxing power belongs to Congress. The decision struck down reciprocal tariffs levied on many countries and called the emergency tariff infrastructure an illegal use of power. Trump reacted angrily, calling justices "absolutely ashamed" and the ruling "a disgrace," and announced plans for a 10% global tariff under a separate law that would limit tariffs to 150 days. Justices Alito, Thomas and Kavanaugh dissented, arguing the tariffs were lawful.
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