Trump’s Trade Fight Is Just Getting Warmed Up

Source: Cato Institute
by Scott Lincicome

“The rulings against Trump’s IEEPA tariffs are a landmark victory for the plaintiffs and their lawyers, the U.S. economy, the Constitution and rule of law, and an American legal system in which a few Davids can still beat the Beltway Goliath. Even many who question the courts’ reasoning see other judicial threats to the tariffs on the horizon — especially at a ‘conservative’ Supreme Court that’s increasingly skeptical of unchecked executive power. This doesn’t mean, however, that the fight over U.S. tariff policy is over: Even if the rulings are upheld on appeal, there are several other laws that grant the president almost as much power to disrupt global trade, and his administration has every intention of testing its limits.” (06/06/25)

https://www.cato.org/commentary/trumps-trade-fight-just-getting-warmed