Trump signals new global tariff after Supreme Court setback at press conference

US President Donald Trump used an expansive and combative news conference to respond to a Supreme Court judgment that curtailed his use of a key tariff authority turning what might have been a defensive moment into an aggressive reaffirmation of his trade doctrineOver more than an hour inside the James S Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on Friday afternoon Trump attacked the apex court dismissed Congressional critics signalled higher tariffs ahead defended his economic record accused unnamed foreign interests of influencing justices and framed tariffs not merely as trade tools but as instruments of diplomacy border security and national powerHis crowded news conference underscored how central tariffs remain to his presidency and how little the apex courts ruling appears to have moderated his approachHere are the comprehensive takeaways from the press conference1 A new 10 per cent global tariffTrump announced he would sign an executive order imposing a 10 per cent global tariff under Section 122 adding to existing measuresHe emphasised that national security tariffs under Section 232 and existing Section 301 tariffs would remain in place fully in place and in full force and effectThe move signalled not retreat but a shift in legal strategy2 Tariffs could go higherWhen asked whether tariff rates could ultimately increase beyond current levels Trump replied Potentially higher It depends whatever we want them to beHe added that under alternative statutes we can judge much more than I was charging suggesting the Supreme Courts judgment might lead to broader tax duties3 Emphasis on embargo powersPresident Trump repeatedly stressed the scope of his authority beyond tariffsI can embargo he saidI can do anything I wantHe elaborated Im allowed to destroy the country but I cant charge them a little feeThough hyperbolic the language highlighted President Trumps view that the court had affirmed sweeping executive power to restrict or halt trade entirely4 Sharp attack on the Supreme CourtPresident Trump called the Apex courts judgment deeply disappointing and said he was ashamed of certain members of the courtHe praised Justices Thomas Alito and Kavanaugh for dissenting citing their strength and wisdom and love of our countryOf other Supreme Court Justices including some he appointed President Trump said the decision was an embarrassment to their families though he declined to say whether he regretted nominating them5 Allegations of foreign influenceIn one of the most striking moments President Trump asserted Its my opinion that the court has been swayed by foreign interestsAsked if he had evidence he replied Youre going to find out what but offered no specificsHe suggested outside forces had undue influence and that the Supreme Court Justices might be affected through fear or respect or friendshipsThe allegation marked a significant rhetorical escalation against the Judiciary in the US6 Dismissal of CongressPresident Trump brushed aside suggestions that he should work with lawmakers to craft a new tariff frameworkYou dont need to its already been approved he saidI have the right to do tariffs And Ive always had the right to do tariffsThe comment reflected President Trumps longstanding view that existing statutes grant the executive broad trade authority7 Intraparty frictionAddressing the Republican critics who opposed elements of his tariff policy President Trump acknowledged losing three votes but said they were not good RepublicansThe US President emphasised party unity noting that the vast majority of Republican lawmakers supported him8 Refund uncertaintyThe Supreme Court judgment left open the question of what happens to billions of dollars already collected under the challenged authorityThey dont even discuss that point President Trump said of the opinionHe predicted the issue would get litigated for the next two years adding Well end up being in court for the next five years9 Tariffs as economic engineTrump tied tariffs directly to economic performance citing stock market milestonesOur stock market has just recently broken 50000 on the Dow and broken 7000 on the SampampP he saidHe pointed to jobs and inflation data saying the January jobs report and consumer price numbers beat expectations and that real wages are upRecounting a visit to a Georgia steel plant President Trump said an executive told him Sir I want to kiss you because tariffs had revived the business10 Tariffs funding farm aidTrump said tariff revenue had funded domestic support programmesLast week I gave them 12 billion out of tariff money he said referring to farmers11 Tariffs as diplomatic leveragePresident Trump again framed tariffs as foreign policy toolsTariffs have likewise been used to end five of the eight wars that I settled he saidHe described warning both sides of a 200 per cent tariff adding I did it largely with tariffs12 India trade frameworkAsked about a pending trade framework with India President Trump said Nothing changesHe added that theyll be paying tariffs and we will not be paying tariffs describing it as a reversal from prior arrangements13 Fentanyl and ChinaPresident Trump said he had imposed a 20 per cent tariff on China as a penalty for sending fentanyl in claiming that fentanyl inflows were down more than 30 per centHe credited tariffs alongside what he called a strong border14 Criticism of EuropeIn a broader ideological pivot President Trump said Europe has gone woke and warned that Europe was getting killed by energy and immigration policiesThe comments reflected how he links trade disputes to larger cultural and geopolitical narratives15 Federal Reserve critiquePresident Trump criticised the Federal Reserve Chair as very incompetent and said that interest rates should come down very substantially saying the United States should pay the lowest interest rates on the planet16 Assertion of CertaintyDespite the legal setback President Trump repeatedly framed the Supreme Court judgment as clarifying rather than constraining executive powerThere will no longer be any doubt he saidGreat certainty has been brought back to the economy of the United States and actually the economy of the worldThe news conference illustrated the US Presidents instinct to convert institutional pushback into political momentumRather than tempering his tariff agenda after the apex courts decision President Trump presented it as validation of a broader strategy one that blends economic nationalism diplomatic pressure and expansive executive authorityThe message from the White House was unmistakable the tariff campaign is not winding down it may just be entering a new phaseThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute 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