Trump Reiterates President's Authority to Decide on Tariffs

On November 9th, President Trump emphasized in a post that the US president has the authority to decide whether to impose tariffs: "So, let's get this clear? The President of the United States is permitted (and Congress fully approves!) to halt all trade with foreign countries (which is far more complex than imposing tariffs!), and can even issue licenses to foreign countries. However, it is not possible to impose simple tariffs on foreign countries, even for national security reasons. This is completely contrary to what our great Founding Fathers intended! It is simply absurd! Other countries can impose tariffs on us, but we cannot impose tariffs on them? This is their dream! Corporations are coming to the US solely because of tariffs. Hasn't this been made abundantly clear to the US Supreme Court? What is happening here?" This Wednesday, the US Supreme Court held oral arguments regarding the legality of Trump's large-scale imposition of retaliatory tariffs. In addition to the liberal justices of the Supreme Court, several conservative justices also questioned the legality of Trump's tariffs. Chief Justice John Roberts of the Supreme Court stated that Trump's tariffs essentially amount to taxing Americans, which has always been a core power of Congress. Among the three justices appointed by Trump during his presidency, Justices Gorsuch and Barrett raised questions and delved into the arguments of the tariff opponents. The conservative justices of the Supreme Court hold a majority, with a ratio of 6:3. The Supreme Court is likely to announce the ruling in December.