President Donald Trump has pressured the judiciary, which is currently deliberating on the validity of the reciprocal tariffs he imposed, saying that a court’s blocking of tariffs will lead to the destruction of the American economy.
In a post on the social network service (SNS) Truth Social on the 1st, President Trump wrote, “If the court rules against our tariff’s contrary to expectations, it will allow other countries to hold our country hostage with ‘anti-American tariffs. ‘”President Trump added, “This will mean the economic destruction of the United States.” There is an argument that if a ruling is made to block President Trump’s tariffs, it will have a major impact on the U.S. economy.
Earlier, on the 28th of last month, the United States Court of International Trade (USCIT) ruled that Congress has the exclusive authority to impose tariffs and ordered the withdrawal of the reciprocal tariffs implemented by President Trump based on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).However, the Trump administration immediately appealed, and the appellate court has decided to suspend the effect of the USCIT ruling.
While the case is currently pending in the appellate court, the final decision is expected to be made by the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court has a 6-3 majority of conservative justices.
In relation to this, Secretary of Commerce Howard Rutnick emphasized in an interview with Fox News that day that “tariffs will not disappear.” He argued that regardless of the decision of the judiciary, President Trump, who has extensive authority to impose tariffs, will use that authority to maintain the tariffs.
Secretary Rutnick added that America’s trading partners are entering into tariff and trade negotiations with the United States, adding that “over the next two to three weeks, we will see ‘first-rate deals’ (between the United States and its trading partners) that are good for American workers.”