Trump renews attacks on Supreme Court after it ruled against sweeping tariff program

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Trump renews attacks on Supreme Court after it ruled against sweeping tariff program
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Today trade deals with the U.S. are in limbo as President Trump vows to restore the tariffs
ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. The European Parliament postponed a vote today on the
EU's trade deal with the U.S. after Trump threatened a blanket 15 percent tariff using
another statute. That's up from the 10 percent tariff he announced after the Supreme Court
decision Friday. We want to have clarity from the United States that they are respecting
the deal because that's the crucial element that we want to have stability. The Supreme
Court made clear tariffs are considered attacks which only Congress controls. Without congressional
approval Trump's latest tariff threat can only last 150 days. Administration officials argue
the new tariffs provide leverage for trade deals. It doesn't have the same flexibility that the
president had under the previous authority that he was using but it gives us very durable tools.
A defiant Trump today posted on social media quote any country that wants to play games with
the ridiculous Supreme Court decision will be met with a much higher tariff and worse. Caught in
between American business owners who were forced to adjust to Trump's tariffs months ago and are
adapting again. I wish anything would go through the right channels and through Congress and all
the way it's supposed to but I don't have faith that it's really going to change much once the
price spike has happened. It kind of sits there. All the tariff uncertainty has led to stocks lower
today. Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer says Democrats will block any attempt to extend
Trump's tariffs when they expire in roughly five months. Cristian Cordero, ABC News, Washington.
