Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Miles Archer

(22,223 posts)
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 01:06 PM Jan 19

"Even if" SCOTUS finds Trump's tariffs "unconstitutional," he has plans to add new tariffs to "start the next day"

Trump has a plan for an instant strike back if the Supreme Court rules against his tariffs, according to a report Monday.

In an interview with The New York Times, the United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer — Trump's top trade negotiator — revealed that the president intends to impose tariffs no matter what. And even if the high court's ruling does not favor his current trade policies, he has readied actions to put levies in place to replace them "almost immediately."

Even if the Supreme Court rules his tariffs unconstitutional in its ruling, which could come as soon as Tuesday, Trump has plans to add new tariffs to “start the next day” and “to respond to the problems the president has identified," Greer told The Times.

https://www.rawstory.com/supreme-court-trump-tariffs/

8 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
"Even if" SCOTUS finds Trump's tariffs "unconstitutional," he has plans to add new tariffs to "start the next day" (Original Post) Miles Archer Jan 19 OP
Of course. The strings being pulled at this point are behind the scenes of the law bucolic_frolic Jan 19 #1
A good example of how trump plays the courts. pwb Jan 19 #2
This is what happens when the executive branch is a criminal enterprise unblock Jan 19 #3
What happens to the money already collected? newdeal2 Jan 19 #4
They're just a down payment WestMichRad Jan 19 #7
Well, knowing THIS supreme court, TSF will have bluestarone Jan 19 #5
if they are declared illegal.... Takket Jan 19 #6
I hope you are listening, Supreme Court, Trump thinks you guys are just so much trash Walleye Jan 19 #8

pwb

(12,549 posts)
2. A good example of how trump plays the courts.
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 01:11 PM
Jan 19

He delays in the court and now a year of tariff damage has been done. Rinse and repeat.

unblock

(56,071 posts)
3. This is what happens when the executive branch is a criminal enterprise
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 01:14 PM
Jan 19

The courts taken far too long to react to things of this magnitude and urgency.

He does something unauthorized on a flimsy pretense. Courts maybe knock it down months and months later.

He just does it again with a slightly different pretense. That gives him whole new timeline in which to commit the same illegality. Repeat ad nauseum, or at least until his term expires.

Tyranny requires people to fight back strongly and swiftly, and the courts are not set up for that, certainly not when headed by a majority of Nazis.

newdeal2

(5,035 posts)
4. What happens to the money already collected?
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 01:15 PM
Jan 19

New tariffs shouldn’t be retroactive. He should be forced to pay back the money, which will be a huge slap in the face.

Takket

(23,550 posts)
6. if they are declared illegal....
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 01:18 PM
Jan 19

when will drumpf be issuing refund checks from the "tariff shelf" to the american people? I was illegal taxed and the proceeds of that are sitting in the US Treasury right now. Yes importers paid the tax, but they passed that on to consumers, so we ultimately paid it.

Latest Discussions»General Discussion»"Even if" SCOTUS finds Tr...