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🗓️ 20 February 2026
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| 0:00.0 | Support for NPR comes from NPR member stations and Eric and Wendy Schmidt through the Schmidt Family Foundation, |
| 0:07.4 | working toward a healthy, resilient, secure world for all. On the web at theshmit.org. |
| 0:15.8 | Live from NPR news, I'm Lakshmi Singh. President Trump's railing against the Supreme Court's six to three |
| 0:22.5 | decision today to strike down a tariff policy he imposed under an emergency powers law. From his |
| 0:28.4 | point of view, the ruling's not the end of it. Effective immediately, all national security tariffs |
| 0:34.5 | under Section 232 and existing Section 301 tariffs. |
| 0:39.5 | They're existing. They're there. |
| 0:42.0 | Remain in place, fully in place, and in full force and effect. |
| 0:48.6 | Today I will sign in order to impose a 10% global tariff under Section 122 over and above are normal tariffs already being charged. |
| 0:59.2 | Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 allows the President to impose tariffs to address trade deficits, |
| 1:05.6 | but those tariffs are limited to 15% and only for 150 days. |
| 1:27.7 | When a reporter asked him about refunds, Trump said the court did not address it. He noted more than $100 billion in tariffs paid are at stake and would likely be the subject of years of litigation. While the Canadian government was quick to react, Dan Carpinschuk telling us the Canada, U.SS. trade minister says the court's decision reinforces his country's position. |
| 1:31.3 | The U.S. Canada trade minister, Dominic LeBlanc, says the ruling upholds Ottawa's stance that the |
| 1:35.7 | tariffs are unjustified. However, LeBlanc also acknowledged that the free trade agreement between |
| 1:40.3 | Canada, the U.S. and Mexico is up for review later this year. |
| 1:47.5 | Canadian experts warn that the win for Canada could be minor and that more trade disruptions could be in the works. |
| 1:50.5 | The Canadian Chamber of Commerce says the President |
| 1:52.4 | could use new blunter mechanisms to reassert trade pressure. |
| 1:56.5 | Canada's largest private sector union also says |
| 1:58.9 | Canadian jobs remain at severe risk and that |
| 2:01.8 | workers could face more challenges. The ruling does not affect tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum, |
| 2:07.2 | autos, and lumber. For NPR news, I'm Dan Carpentuck in Toronto. President Trump says he has not yet |
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