Hello and welcome to NewsHour from the BBC World Service. We're coming to you live from London. My name is Paul Henley.

First today, a US appeals court has ruled that most of Donald Trump's tariffs are illegal.

In a post on social media, Mr Trump said if the decision were allowed to stand, it would literally

destroy the United States of America. The court said Mr. Trump did not have the authority to impose

the levies, which had been used as a tool by his administration, to exert pressure and renegotiate

trade deals with countries that export goods to the US. The tariffs have been imposed on

most countries around the globe, leading to what many see as upending decades of progress towards

free trade agreements. The court has allowed the tariffs to remain in place while the Trump

administration appeals to the Supreme Court. The case was brought by small businesses and a group

of Democratic Attorney Generals from across the U.S. Dan Rayfield is one of them from Oregon,

and he gave the BBC his reaction. Well, incredibly big moment in this case. It is a 7-4 ruling.

I mean, effectively concur with the opinion from the lower court

and actually, frankly, at other federal courts. So you have effectively 12 judges in the United States

saying that the president has now overstepped his authority to implement tariffs by using an emergency power. And you've got to remember

here in America, this is an emergency power that no other president has ever used to try and

implement tariffs. Well, Dan Rayfield was also asked what he made of the president's response to the

court ruling that overturning the tariffs would destroy the U.S.?

Oh, this is a president that has built his career on hyperbole.

It's absolutely absurd.

What I would say is look at the history of the United States

and what you realize is that presidents have come and gone

and have successfully negotiated trade deals

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