U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Sunday said none of the countries that have reached trade deals with the United States had shared plans to withdraw following a Supreme Court decision striking down a large swath of President Donald Trump's tariffs.
Greer told CBS News' "Face the Nation" program that he had already spoken with his counterpart from the European Union and would be speaking with officials from other countries.
"I haven't heard anyone yet come to me and say the deal is off," Greer said in the first of several media interviews about the Supreme Court ruling. "They want to see how this plays out."
Trump on Friday imposed a 10 percent temporary tariff after the Supreme Court struck down his previous tariff program, which was based on an economic emergency law, and ordered the start of new investigations under other statutes that officials say could result in additional tariffs affecting many trading partners.
On Saturday he lifted the temporary duty to 15 percent, the maximum allowed by the law. -- 📺 Watch NTD News 24/7 on cable, broadcast, and streaming: https://www.ntd.com/watch
A look now at tariffs in the wake of Friday's Supreme Court decision striking them down.
Trade Representative Jameson Greer says none of the trading partners that struck
deals with the Trump administration have indicated intentions to withdraw.
NTD's Daniel Monaghan has more on that, plus reactions from key administration members.
Trade Representative Jameson Greer said he spoke with his counterpart from the European Union over
the weekend, as well as officials from other countries. The trade rep says the deals were
not premised on whether or not the emergency tariff litigation would rise or fall. Greer
says Congress has delegated enormous tariff-setting authority to the president over the years,
speaking on CBS News' Face the Nation. So even though the Supreme Court struck down
tariffs under one authority, tariffs under other national security elements remain in place.
Greer defended tariffs, saying they help negotiate trade deals,
reshore critical industries, and attract billions in new investments on U.S. soil.
We expect to have continuity in the president's tariff program. We know that these laws work,
they're tried and true, and so we'll have continuity. The policy hasn't changed,
just the tools have changed. Greer also criticized the SCOTUS decision.
It's foreign companies that are benefiting from the tariffs being struck down.
Meanwhile, the European Commission said yesterday it wants full clarity from the United States
after the Supreme Court tariff ruling. Following the ruling, President Trump announced a 10 percent
global tariff under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, before increasing it to 15 percent
following a detailed review of the Court's decision. Under a trade agreement reached
last July, the United States agreed to cap tariffs on most EU imports to 15 percent.
In return, the EU agreed to eliminate tariffs on all U.S. industrial goods.
It also agreed to increase purchases of military and defense equipment from the United States.
Switzerland commented on the tariff ruling, saying it should prepare for
the likelihood that U.S. tariffs will remain in place permanently.
Treasury Secretary Scott Besant says the SCOTUS ruling was a very narrow ruling
in terms of the president's ability to use emergency powers to collect revenues,
speaking on Fox News. The Supreme Court said the president can put in a full embargo,
but he cannot collect one dollar. So the president still has the most draconian
measure for negotiations. Besant says Treasury projections show
2026 revenues from tariffs are unchanged, and that applies to the future as well.
The president announced on Friday and then amended over the weekend 15 percent global tariff
using a very robust authority from 1974. Those will be layered on with Section 232, Section 301,
and the 122s, they run for 150 days. Besant says during that time,
studies will be done, which will likely lead to increased tariff revenues.
The Supreme Court did not address potential tariff refunds. They remanded it back to the
lower court. Besant says the administration will follow their future legal rulings.
Daniel Monaghan, NTD News.
