Shortly after the Supreme Court struck down his reciprocal tariffs policy, former President Donald Trump has announced a sweeping 10% global tariff on all countries.
Trump’s so-called “reciprocal tariffs,” originally applied to most of the world in April 2025 under emergency powers, were overturned by the US Supreme Court on Friday, February 21. The 6–3 ruling clarified that a 1977 law did not grant the president the authority to impose such tariffs without Congress’s approval, delivering a significant setback to his economic agenda.
Despite the ruling, Trump doubled down, claiming the court “has been swayed by foreign interests” and suggesting that other nations were “dancing in the streets”—though he warned, “They won’t be dancing for long, that I can assure you.”
On his social media platform Truth Social, Trump wrote:
"It is my Great Honor to have just signed, from the Oval Office, a Global 10% Tariff on all Countries, which will be effective almost immediately. Thank you for your attention to this matter! PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP."
Earlier at the White House, he argued that the Supreme Court decision still affirmed his ability to impose tariffs under different legal statutes. Trump explained that, under these authorities, he could levy tariffs beyond previous levels, adding that the new 10% global tariff would be in place for roughly five months.
He stated:
"We’re going straight ahead with 10% straight across the board… and during that period of about five months, we are conducting investigations necessary to set fair tariffs—or tariffs, period—on other countries. But we’re immediately instituting the 10% provision, which we’re allowed to do. In the end, I think we’re collecting more revenue than before."
Since the initial tariffs were imposed, the US has collected over $133 billion (£98.4 billion), though the government now faces the possibility of having to refund these amounts to importers, according to the Press Association.
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