Trump insists trade deals safe after Supreme Court ruling upends tariff authority, but partners aren’t so sure

Trump insists trade deals safe after Supreme Court ruling upends tariff authority, but partners aren’t so sure

President Donald Trump defended his tariff agenda during his State of the Union address Tuesday, even as a Supreme Court ruling striking down his emergency tariffs cast fresh confusion over the raft of trade deals negotiated with global partners.

The court ruled last Friday that the president had exceeded his authority by imposing tariffs on goods from nearly every country in the world under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). Trump has said he planned to do so again within the bounds of the law.