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Let's talk about Trump's tariffs being ruled unlawful....

Belle of the Ranch

Belle of the Ranch

Society & Culture

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🗓️ 31 August 2025

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Let's talk about Trump's tariffs being ruled unlawful....

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0:00.0

Well, howdy there, Internet people it spell again.

0:06.0

So today, we're going to talk about Trump's tariffs being ruled unlawful.

0:12.0

So the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C., has determined that most of Trump's tariffs are unlawful.

0:22.4

Specifically, they were focusing on what he called the reciprocal tariffs.

0:28.0

To implement them and get around the constitutional delegation of power to Congress,

0:33.9

Trump relied on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

0:39.1

In a split 7 to 4 decision, the court determined, quote,

0:44.8

The statute bestows significant authority on the president to undertake a number of actions

0:50.4

in response to a declared national emergency.

0:57.0

But none of these actions explicitly include the power to impose tariffs, duties, or the like, or the power to tax.

1:04.3

The ruling continued. Whenever Congress intends to delegate to the President, the authority to impose tariffs,

1:12.4

it does so explicitly, either by using unequivocal terms like tariff and duty, or via an

1:21.1

overall structure, which makes clear that Congress is referring to tariffs.

1:27.2

The terrorist Trump implemented have created a trade situation that has alienated our allies,

1:34.5

sent inflation creeping up, and instituted the highest taxes of their kind since, well, the Great Depression.

1:48.2

Trump was his usual self when responding to the news.

1:57.2

Quote, all tariffs are still in effect. Today, a highly partisan appeals court incorrectly said that our tariffs should be removed, but they know the United States of America will win in the end.

2:04.0

If these tariffs went away, it would be a total disaster for the country.

2:09.4

It would make us financially weak, and we have to be strong.

2:14.4

The USA will no longer tolerate enormous trade deficits and unfair tariffs and non-tariff trade barriers imposed by other countries, friend or foe, that undermine our manufacturers, farmers, and everyone else.

2:31.9

If allowed to stand, this decision would literally destroy the United States

2:36.7

of America. At the start of this Labor Day weekend, we should all remember that tariffs are the

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