US appeals court rules Trump’s tariffs largely illegal
A US federal appeals court has ruled that the international tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on the country’s trade partners are largely illegal.
The US Court of Appeals, in a 7-4 decision, ruled that Trump does not lawfully have the power to impose his trade tariffs on the countries of the world.
Early this month, Trump imposed steep tariffs on exports from 92 countries, including Canada, Switzerland, Brazil, and India.
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, DC, on Friday, largely upheld a May ruling that found Trump lacked the authority to slap trade tariffs on many of the US’s trading partners.
To pull off such a move, Trump had illegally invoked the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), claiming that trade deficits with other countries constituted a “national emergency” for the US government.
The federal appeals court confuted Trump’s claim, saying the law did not give the president the “power to impose tariffs.”
“The statute bestows significant authority on the president to undertake a number of actions in response to a declared national emergency,” the court ruled, adding, however, that “none of these actions explicitly include the power to impose tariffs, duties, or the like, or the power to tax.”
In response, Trump opposed the federal appeals court and its ruling on Truth Social, claiming, “If allowed to stand, this decision would literally destroy the United States of America.”
“Today, a highly partisan appeals court incorrectly said that our tariffs should be removed, but they know the United States of America will win in the end,” he wrote.
“If these tariffs ever went away, it would be a total disaster for the country. It would make us financially weak, and we have to be strong.”
Trump says the country’s trade deficit constitutes an emergency because it is harmful to US national security. However, the court ruled that imposing tariffs is not within the president’s authority, pointing out that setting trade taxes is “a core Congressional power.”
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