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Trump Orders More Tariffs After SCOTUS Ruling

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What A Day

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4.612.6K Ratings

🗓️ 23 February 2026

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

The Supreme Court ruled 6 to 3 on Friday that President Donald Trump overstepped his authority when he invoked sweeping tariffs using a 1970s emergency statute. The decision was a major blow to Trump's tariff policy, which is basically his entire economic agenda. But for Trump, it means just one thing: more tariffs! So to learn what's next for our terrible tariff trajectory, we spoke with David J. Lynch. He's the global economics correspondent at The Washington Post and the author of The World's Worst Bet: How the Globalization Gamble Went Wrong (And What Would Make It Right).

And in headlines, the US and Iran prepare for high-stakes talks later this week, Global Entry becomes a casualty of the partial government shutdown, and a check-in on the President's approval ratings before his State of the Union address.

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0:00.0

It's Monday, February 23rd. I'm Jane Koston, and this is What Today. The show that appreciates

0:08.4

FBI director Cash Patel for recognizing that it was way more important to attend the U.S. men's hockey team

0:13.9

final against Canada and Milan on Sunday than it was to do his actual job. He's just like me for real.

0:48.5

Patel even showed up in the winning locker room to celebrate with the team. I think this should prepare for some high-stakes talks later this week.

0:52.5

And the global entry program becomes a casualty of the partial government shutdown.

0:55.9

But let's start with tariffs. The Supreme Court ruled six to three on Friday that President Donald Trump overstepped his authority when he invoked

1:00.0

sweeping tariffs using a 1970s emergency statute. And of course, Trump handled it like a normal person

1:05.5

with maturity and grace. Ha, no. Here he is at a press conference on Friday discussing the six Supreme Court

1:12.8

justices who ruled against him, including two he nominated Amy Coney Barrett and Neil Gorsuch.

1:18.5

They're very unpatriotic and disloyal to our Constitution. It's my opinion that the court has

1:24.3

been swayed by foreign interests and a political movement that is far smaller

1:29.2

than people would ever think. It's a small movement. I won by millions of votes. We won in a

1:37.3

landslide. He later said that both Barrett and Gorsuch's decisions were, quote, an embarrassment to

1:42.6

their families. You know, like you do when

1:45.5

someone disagrees with you, and you're the president of the United States and they're a Supreme Court justice.

1:50.8

The decision was a major blow to Trump's tariff policy, which is basically his entire economic agenda.

1:56.9

Sure, Treasury Secretary Scott Besson said Friday on Fox News that it was a loss for you.

2:02.3

Because by taking away President Trump's instantaneous leverage using the IEPA authority, the American people have suffered its significant setback.

2:12.9

But since reports have shown Americans have been paying the brunt of the cost of the tariffs, it sure doesn't seem like it.

2:18.8

The only issue is it's unclear if anyone will be getting their money back.

2:22.1

Here's Bessent speaking to CNN's Dana Bash on Sunday.

2:25.2

I do want to start with the big question.

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