The fallout: Supreme Court smacks down Trump's signature tariffs
The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle
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🗓️ 21 February 2026
⏱️ 42 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Good evening once again. I am Stephanie Rule and welcome to the nightcap. We are now |
| 0:09.0 | 255 days away from the midterms and the president's signature economic policy took a major hit |
| 0:16.1 | today. The Supreme Court struck down most of the president's sweeping tariffs in a six-three decision, Chief Justice John Roberts, wrote that Trump, quote, must identify clear congressional authorization to exercise it. |
| 0:30.0 | But the president vowed to work around the ruling without Congress, calling the justices in the majority a disgrace to our nation and announcing a new 10% global tariff. |
| 0:40.1 | Watch this. |
| 0:42.8 | The Supreme Court's ruling on tariffs is deeply disappointing, and I'm ashamed of certain members of the court. |
| 0:53.2 | The Democrats on the court are thrilled, but they will automatically vote no. |
| 1:00.1 | They're an automatic no, just like in Congress. |
| 1:02.3 | They're an automatic no. |
| 1:04.8 | They're against anything that makes America strong, healthy, and great again. |
| 1:10.8 | They also are a, frankly, disgrace to our |
| 1:14.6 | nation, those justices. It's my opinion that the court has been swayed by foreign interests |
| 1:20.9 | and a political movement that is far smaller than people would ever think. Other alternatives |
| 1:26.6 | will now be used to replace the ones |
| 1:28.4 | that the court incorrectly rejected. |
| 1:30.6 | I am allowed to cut off any and all trade or business |
| 1:35.0 | with that same country. |
| 1:35.9 | In other words, I can destroy the trade. |
| 1:38.0 | I can destroy the country. |
| 1:40.4 | I'm even allowed to impose a foreign country destroying embargo. |
| 1:44.8 | I can embargo. |
| 1:46.5 | I can do anything I want, but I can't charge one dollar. |
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