Originally posted by: Mark
The Supreme Court did him a favor when they ruled his tarrifs were illegal. He could've gotten away from an awful policy and blamed someone else for it not working.
Instead, he tries to illegally institute more tariffs. Nobody likes the tariffs Democrats, independents and even a lot of Republicans.
Is he dumb or senile?
Illegally institute? You are the one who is dumb. Claiming, (as you did here) the court determined that the tariffs were unlawful - not illegal. There is a difference. (Google) : "Illegal" implies a direct prohibition by a specific law or statute. " Unlawful" implies an act that is not justified or authorized by any law or rule, even if not explicitly forbidden by a criminal statute , in the future , try to post the actual facts, and not your misstaken interpertation of what was determined. -- By the way , this is what the Supreme Court ruled - (Google) --February 20, 2026, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that many of the sweeping tariffs imposed by President Trump were unlawful. The Court held that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not authorize the president to unilaterally impose tariffs, as taxing power belongs to Congress. SCOTUSblog SCOTUSblog +4 Key details: Targeted Tariffs: The ruling specifically found that tariffs enacted under IEEPA—often called "emergency" tariffs—were invalid, rather than all tariffs in existence. Constitutional Basis: The Court determined that bypassing Congress to set these tariffs violated the separation of powers. Immediate Action: Following the ruling, the administration began replacing some of these invalidated tariffs with new measures, arguing that policy goals remained unchanged