- Donald Trump says he will use other tariff authorities if the Supreme Court rules against his emergency tariffs.
- Kevin Hassett said Trump discussed alternatives during a Thursday night principals’ call and pledged to pursue them.
- The administration invoked the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) for the tariffs now under legal review.
- It remains unclear when the Court will rule; the first decision day of 2026 passed without a ruling.
- Trump recently signed a bill allowing large duties on countries that import Russian petroleum, with the highest tariffs reaching nearly 500%; China and India are highlighted as major targets.
Donald Trump told advisers he will use alternate tariff powers if the Supreme Court rules against his emergency tariff actions, according to remarks relayed by administration officials after a Thursday night call and public comments Friday. The administration has relied on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) for the measures now facing legal challenge. A social media post reporting the development is available in the original embedded tweet.
Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council, said the call considered next steps if the Court rules against the IEEPA-based tariff. “There was a big call last night with all the principals to talk about if the Supreme Court were to rule against this IEEPA tariff, what would the next step be?”
Hassett told CNBC that the administration believes other legal authorities could recreate trade agreements reached with partners and could act quickly. “There are a lot of other legal authorities that can reproduce the deals that we’ve made with other countries, and can do so basically immediately. And so our expectation is that we’re going to win, and if we don’t win, then we know that we’ve got other tools that we could use that get us to the same place,” he said.
The timing of a Supreme Court decision is uncertain; the Court’s first decision day of 2026 passed last Friday without a ruling on the tariffs. Earlier this week, the administration signed a bill imposing large duties on countries that import Russian petroleum products, with the highest tariffs described as nearly 500%, and naming China and India among the most affected.
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