Trump Doubles Down After US Supreme Court Strikes Down Global Tariffs
Naija News • Feb 21
*Imposes fresh 10% tariff, lashes out at justices
*Ruling opens door to potentially billions of dollar refunds
*Stocks rise
Sunday Ehigiator with agency report
United States President Donald Trump, yesterday, lashed out at the Supreme Court after justices dealt a sweeping rebuke of his trade policy.
He also said he would sign an executive order imposing a new 10 percent “global tariff,” hours after the Supreme Court struck down his sweeping “reciprocal” import duties.
The new “Section 122” tariffs will come on top of the existing levies that remain intact following the high court’s decision, Trump said as he raged at the “deeply disappointing” ruling during a White House press briefing.
Owing to the development, US stocks finished higher yesterday.
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