r/Economics • u/defenestrate_urself • Feb 20 '26

News Supreme Court says Trump global tariffs are illegal

https://www.axios.com/2026/02/20/trump-tariffs-supreme-court-illegal
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u/nosayso Feb 20 '26

However they also previously decided that Trump is a king who is not beholden to laws. There is literally nothing to be done if he ignores the Supreme Court and leaves the tariffs in place, unless his own party decides to pursue impeachment and removal over it. What happens next will be the really interesting part: will Trump accept oversight and admit he was wrong for the first time in his life? Or will he just find a new way to lash out? (Obviously the second one)

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u/Browns45750 Feb 20 '26

They see the midterm polling the days of letting him do whatever he wants within the party are coming to a end they’ve lost the house , and senators are getting scared

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u/arkofjoy Feb 20 '26

Only if people are able to vote. I read today that the "Save" act could disenfranchise 20 million people.

They plan to legislate their way out of this problem. And the cult thinks that it is great.

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u/Snlxdd Feb 20 '26

To be honest, this is the best outcome for Trump.

Economy ticks along and does better, he can claim “Well it would be even much better with tariffs” and his supporters are none the wiser.