Trump said today (February 22): "After a comprehensive, detailed, and complete review of yesterday's absurd, poorly worded, and highly anti-American tariff ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court following months of deliberation, I, the President of the United States, hereby declare:
Starting immediately, I will raise the 10% tariffs imposed on countries around the world to 15%, which is legally permissible and has been judicially tested. Many of these countries have been "exploiting" the United States for decades without ever paying a price - until I took office!
In the coming months, the Trump administration will develop and implement a new and legal tariff policy, continuing to advance our highly successful "Make America Great Again" process - making America stronger than ever before!!!
Thank you all for your attention.
Donald J. Trump, President
Comment: The Supreme Court did not oppose tariffs themselves, but rather ruled that Trump could not bypass Congress and abuse the state of emergency to impose global tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. This was to uphold the constitutional principle that "the power to tax belongs to Congress." However, Trump deliberately distorted this as a "anti-American" ruling, immediately changed the legal provisions to raise the tariff from 10% to 15%. Essentially, it is exploiting legal loopholes to continue taking unilateral tough stances, using judicial corrections as a stage for political performances, inciting domestic emotions, and continuously pressuring abroad. It not only ignores checks and balances but also further escalates global trade tensions.
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