President Donald Trump can keep collecting tariffs, at least for now. A federal appeals court temporarily reinstated Trump’s sweeping tariffs on Thursday, just one day after the U.S. Court of International Trade ruled he had overstepped his authority.
🚨BREAKING: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reinstates Trump tariffs during appeal. Trump's Liberation Day tariffs are back in effect.
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The trade court said only Congress has the power to regulate commerce, not the president, and blocked the tariffs immediately. Trump’s administration quickly appealed.
The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals paused the ruling while it considers the case. The court gave the plaintiffs until June 5 to respond, with the government’s reply due by June 9.
Trump blasted the lower court’s decision on social media, calling it “horrible” and “country-threatening,” and said he hopes the Supreme Court will reverse it.
White House officials insist the tariffs will move forward, one way or another.
