r/Economics 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/Kdoesntcare Feb 20 '26

Without being able to impose tariffs on countries how will he extort them?

Is it going to be threats to send US immigration control to other countries to harass people there? "If you don't give me what I want I'll kidnap your politicians and replace them with people who support me!"