U.S. President Donald J. Trump has threatened to impose more tariffs on countries that ‘play games’ after a Supreme Court ruling last week that, by imposing sweeping global levies, his administration had overstepped its authority.
In a Truth Social post, Trump criticized the Supreme Court’s verdict, terming it as ridiculous and warning countries, especially those with no relation to the USA on higher tariffs.
“Any Country that wants to “play games” with the ridiculous supreme court decision, especially those that have “Ripped Off” the U.S.A. for years, and even decades, will be met with a much higher Tariff, and worse, than that which they just recently agreed to,” said Trump.
The latest comments come amid intense debate over U.S. trade policy, global markets, and the legal limits of presidential tariff authority.
Supreme Court Ruling Spurs Presidential Backlash
On February 20th, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that much of President Trump’s sweeping tariff regime was unlawful, a decision he had previously justified under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).
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The Supreme Court found that the statute did not grant him the authority to impose broad tariffs on foreign goods without clear congressional authorization.
In response, Trump has criticized the decision as “deeply disappointing” and “ridiculous,” asserting that it undermines American interests and fails to protect the U.S. from what he describes as unfair trade practices by other countries.
Under pressure to maintain his trading agenda, Trump opted for an alternative legal mechanism- Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, which allows a president to impose temporary tariffs of up to 15% for a limited period.
Trump threatens Republicans over vote on tariffs
Earlier, Trump had issued a direct warning to Republican lawmakers, urging them to stand firmly behind his tariff agenda.
Writing on Truth Social, he cautioned that any Republican who opposed the policy would face political consequences.
“Any Republican, in the House or the Senate, that votes against TARIFFS will seriously suffer the consequences come Election time, and that includes Primaries!”
He defended tariffs as vital to both economic strength and national security, arguing they had reduced the U.S. trade deficit and strengthened America’s negotiating power globally.
The vote marks one of the first times the Republican-led House has directly confronted Trump over a cornerstone economic policy.
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President Donald Trump suffered a political setback after the Republican-controlled House voted to block his tariffs on Canada.
A group of GOP lawmakers on February 11 joined Democrats in a symbolic rebuke of the administration’s trade policy.
The House approved the resolution in a 219-211 vote, targeting the national emergency Trump declared last year to justify imposing tariffs on Canadian imports.
Although the measure is unlikely to ultimately dismantle the tariffs, the vote underscored growing unease within Congress over the president’s use of emergency powers to reshape U.S. trade policy.
Six Republicans — Reps. Kevin Kiley of California, Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Don Bacon of Nebraska, Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Jeff Hurd of Colorado, and Dan Newhouse of Washington broke with their party to support the resolution. Rep. Jared Golden of Maine was the only Democrat to vote against it.
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