Trump reiterates that the president has the authority to decide whether to impose tariffs

BlockBeats News, November 9 — Trump reiterated in a post that the U.S. President has the authority to decide whether to impose tariffs: "So, let's make this clear? The President of the United States is allowed (and Congress has fully approved!) to stop all trade with foreign countries (which is much more troublesome than imposing tariffs!), and can also grant licenses to foreign countries, but cannot impose simple tariffs on foreign countries, even for national security reasons. This was never the intention of our great Founding Fathers! This is simply ridiculous! Other countries can impose tariffs on us, but we can't impose tariffs on them? That's their dream! Companies are flocking to the United States entirely because of tariffs. Hasn't the U.S. Supreme Court been informed of this? What on earth is going on?"

This Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court held oral arguments on the legality of Trump's large-scale imposition of reciprocal tariffs. In addition to the liberal justices, several conservative justices also questioned the legality of Trump's tariffs. Chief Justice John Roberts stated that Trump's tariffs are a tax on Americans, which has always been a core power of Congress. Of the three justices appointed by Trump, Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett also raised skeptical questions and delved into the arguments of the tariff opponents. Conservative justices hold a majority in the Supreme Court, with a 6:3 ratio. The Supreme Court may announce its decision in December.