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🇺🇸 U.S. Court Overturns Trump-Era Tariffs
A U.S. Court of International Trade has ruled that former President Donald Trump overstepped his authority by imposing blanket import tariffs under the IEEPA (International Emergency Economic Powers Act), a law meant for imposing sanctions — not trade restrictions.
Key Points:
— 🇺🇸 The U.S. Constitution grants Congress the exclusive power to regulate foreign trade.
— 📉 All tariff directives in effect since January 2025 have been declared invalid.
— ⚖️ The Trump administration has already filed an appeal challenging the court’s decision.
This ruling strikes at the core of Trump’s economic strategy, which heavily relied on tariffs as a pressure tool in negotiations with China, the EU, and other nations.
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