Trump Admin to Proceed with Tariff Strategy Following Court Ruling

(MENAFN) The Trump administration will press ahead with its trade agenda and honor existing agreements with international partners despite a landmark Supreme Court decision curtailing the president's unilateral tariff powers, the US trade representative said Sunday.

Jamieson Greer, appearing on a morning political talk show, said trading partners have shown no signs of walking away from negotiated deals and that the administration retains ample legal footing to pursue its tariff program through alternative legislative channels.

"We'll just use the congressional authorities they've extended already for now," Greer said, signaling the administration's determination to sustain President Trump's trade offensive despite the legal setback.

Greer noted that while one legal avenue for imposing tariffs had been closed off, existing statutes governing unfair trade practices and national security gave the president sufficient authority to act.

The remarks came days after the Supreme Court issued a 6-3 ruling on Feb. 20 striking down tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act — a decision European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde called a "significant check" on executive overreach. Lagarde warned that prolonged trade uncertainty risks dampening global growth and urged greater policy predictability to protect the fragile stability that has taken shape in US-EU trade relations.

That stability remains fragile. Throughout Trump's second term, tensions with Brussels have flared repeatedly. In 2025, Washington reimposed steep tariffs on steel, aluminum, and automobiles, threatened reciprocal duties, and ultimately brokered a July 2025 agreement capping most EU exports to the US at 15% — a deal whose implementation has since stalled amid fresh escalations and policy uncertainty.

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