President Donald Trump has announced an immediate increase in global tariffs from 10% to 15%, in response to what he described as a “ridiculous, poorly written, and extraordinarily anti-American” ruling by the United States Supreme Court that struck down his previous emergency tariffs.
Trump issued a statement on Saturday making it clear that he’s using his full presidential authority to implement this change.
The tariffs apply to countries worldwide, many of which, as Trump pointed out, have been “ripping” the U.S. off for decades without any pushback until his administration stepped in.
“Based on a thorough, detailed, and complete review of the ridiculous, poorly written, and extraordinarily anti-American decision on Tariffs issued yesterday, after MANY months of contemplation, by the United States Supreme Court, please let this statement serve to represent that I, as President of the United States of America, will be, effective immediately, raising the 10% Worldwide Tariff on Countries, many of which have been ‘ripping’ the U.S. off for decades, without retribution (until I came along!), to the fully allowed, and legally tested, 15% level,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
“During the next short number of months, the Trump Administration will determine and issue the new and legally permissible Tariffs, which will continue our extraordinarily successful process of Making America Great Again – GREATER THAN EVER BEFORE!!!” Trump added.
Trump concluded with his iconic, “Thank you for your attention to this matter.”
The boost is a five percent increase from the tariffs he had put in place the night before.
“It is my Great Honor to have just signed, from the Oval Office, a Global 10% Tariff on all Countries, which will be effective almost immediately,” Trump wrote in a post on Friday evening.
Earlier in the day on Friday, the Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision saying that the president does not have authority to implement tariffs under the specific emergency powers law that he used.
Trump responded to the news by calling out justices directly.
Trump wrote:
“What happened today with the two United States Supreme Court Justices that I appointed against great opposition, Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett, whether people like it or not, never seems to happen with Democrats. They vote against the Republicans, and never against themselves, almost every single time, no matter how good a case we have. At least I didn’t appoint Roberts, who led the effort to allow Foreign Countries that have been ripping us off for years to continue to do so — But we won’t let it happen. The new TARIFFS, totally tested and accepted as Law, are on their way! PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP.”
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