United Morning Post reported today: "Ross, who served as the Secretary of Commerce during Trump's first term, assessed that any alternative options available to Trump would weaken his bargaining power in negotiations with countries, especially with China."
Comment: After the Supreme Court limited the authority to impose tariffs, the "fast tariff" tool that Trump relied on to intimidate the world became ineffective. Alternative options are either cumbersome in procedure, short in duration, or limited in scope, and they cannot replicate the strong effect of "a single statement determining tariffs" from the past. Ross's assessment essentially serves as a reminder: without a legal, efficient, and stable tool, so-called negotiation advantages are just castles in the air. Any alternative option would cause Trump to lose deterrence and fall into a passive position in negotiations with China.
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