U.S. Appeals Court Temporarily Upholds Trump Tariff Measures
Less than 24 hours before the initial ruling, the U.S. appeals court temporarily upheld the tariff measures implemented by the Trump administration on Thursday (May 29), pending a final decision on the substance of the case.
According to AFP, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled on Wednesday that Trump exceeded presidential authority when imposing non-targeted tariffs on countries such as Canada, Mexico, and China, as this power belongs to Congress. This ruling immediately suspended the tariffs imposed due to these countries' failure to effectively combat fentanyl smuggling, as well as the "reciprocal" tariffs implemented in early April, with more than 10% of the reciprocal tariffs suspended until early July.
The White House expressed strong dissatisfaction with this ruling, but America's main trading partners welcomed it, with China calling for the "complete cancellation" of these additional tariffs.
Subsequently, the U.S. government filed an application (read by AFP), preparing to request the Supreme Court to temporarily halt the suspension order on Friday.
However, the appeals court accepted the Trump administration's request to consolidate two related cases for unified review—one initiated by small businesses and the other by a coalition of multiple U.S. states.
The ITC's ruling infuriated the White House, which described the ruling as "clearly wrong" and was confident that it would be overturned upon appeal.
In the meantime, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of Commerce urged the U.S. side to "completely cancel these unilateral and unreasonable tariffs."
Canadian Prime Minister Carney stated in Parliament: "We welcome the ruling on Wednesday, which confirms Canada's position that these tariffs are illegal and unreasonable."
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