Trump says new 10% global tariff is 'effective immediately' after Supreme Court loss

ruff speaks after U.S. Sublime margaret court strikes land tariffs imposed under emergency powers law

U.S. Supreme Court finds Trump overstepped authority in imposing tariffs under emergency law

Joly asked about U.S. Top court ruling on tariffs

Are Trump’s global tariffs illegal? | About That

It's clear Trump is not happy with today's decision, and his statement was scathing. 

Toward the end of his speech he doubled down on his commitment to tariffs.

He said "effective immediately" all national security tariffs remain "fully in place" and "in full force and effect." He also said he will sign an order later today to "impose a 10 per cent global tariff over and above our tariffs already being charged." 

He said he plans to "protect our country from unfair trading practices."

Trump also said he's proud of dissenting Justice Kavanaugh — even calling him a "genius" — for writing that the decision "might not substantially constrain" the president's ability to impose tariffs. 

The decision "doesn't matter" because "we have powerful alternatives," Trump said. 

He noted that he still has the right to halt trade, to license but he can't charge fees.

Trump maintains that the decision simply takes away his right to impose tariffs under IEEPA.

Trump isn't mincing words. He's spending a lot of his speech name-calling the justices who decided he overstepped with the tariffs covered by this case. He called the decision "terrible," "unpatriotic," and said the concurring justices are "disloyal to our nation."

He also claimed that the court has been swayed by unnamed "foreign interests," and that some justices are scared of said interests. 

Trump is also claiming his tariffs have ended multiple wars and that they've improved national security. 

Trump is speaking now, responding to the 6-3 ruling. He said the decision is "deeply disappointing and I'm ashamed of certain members of the court." 

He also offered praise to the three dissenting justices.

Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has made its decision, Canada’s real priority is protecting exemptions under CUSMA, write RBC economists Claire Fan and Nathan Janzen.

Compared to the U.S.'s other trading partners (including Mexico, the U.K., South Korea, Japan and China), Canada was the least exposed to the IEEPA tariffs, according to data compiled by RBC. 

In fact, the economists wrote, "89 [per cent] of Canadian exports to the U.S. In December were not charged with tariffs because they’re compliant with rules of origin requirements in CUSMA."

That's why maintaining free trade — as Canada, the U.S. And Mexico renegotiate the agreement — "remains more important for Canada's external demand outlook than court rulings," they wrote.

Ahead of Trump's reaction, LeBlanc extolled one one of the Carney government's key promises: diversifying its trading relationships and be less dependent on the U.S. Market  

"We'll see ultimately what the American government does. But we remain very serene and very focused on the work we need to do." 

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre called the U.S. Court decision "a step in the right direction."

He also said he expects lumber, aluminum, steel and auto tariffs to be lifted during the upcoming CUSMA review.

"Anything less than this means our workers will continue to suffer," he wrote on social media.

"Prime Minister Carney promised to negotiate a win and get a deal by July 21 of last year. U.S. Tariffs on Canada have gotten worse."

While the Opposition leader said "no one can control what President Trump will say or do," it's on Canada to focus on what it can control.

"Our mission must be an affordable, safe and self-reliant Canada," Poilievre said. 

The ruling is a "welcome development" for small businesses on both sides of the border, said Dan Kelly, president of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.

But it’s "likely that other tariff and trade tools may be used to accomplish the same end," Kelly said.

"While we should not expect the administration to end its efforts to impose tariffs, this decision may help sway other U.S. Political leaders against this harmful approach as both countries review the CUSMA agreement. While uncertainty continues, this is a good day for Canadian businesses."

There goes the weekend for government trade lawyers.

LeBlanc said lawyers in Ottawa and Washington are poring over the decision, in part, to see if it could impact a potential challenge to the Section 232 tariffs — although he noted that during Trump's first term, the Canadian government was advised that the legal basis for sectoral tariffs is different than reciprocal ones. 

"Obviously that advice will be updated with this Supreme Court [decision]," he told Power & Politics. "And I look forward to seeing that, hopefully on the weekend."

---

---