Donald Trump, tariffs and Appeals court
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Legal experts say White House has limited alternatives to impose sweeping global duties struck down by trade court
Markets briefly soared after a ruling from the New York-based Court of International Trade struck down many of the Trump administration’s tariffs. On Thursday, a court of appeals granted the administration an emergency stay,
For all the White House’s histrionics about a “judicial coup” against President Donald Trump’s agenda, the judiciary until Wednesday had only trimmed his policies. Judges have balked at Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act for deportations,
The US Court of International Trade ruled May 28 that the vast majority of President Donald Trump’s tariffs were issued illegally and ordered them blocked, which would deliver a blow to a key pillar of his economic agenda.
Trump's tariff policies ravaged the American economy and fractured our relationships with other nations, while ceding ground to our enemies, because of the whims of the most erratic leader on earth. Meanwhile, Congress refused to step in to reclaim the power that the president doesn't have and has abused.
A senior administration official told ABC News that Musk will continue to serve as an unofficial adviser to the president, could potentially attend White House meetings.