Trump accuses US tariffs opponents of serving hostile foreign interests

MOSCOW: US President Donald Trump said on Monday that those who oppose the United States' tariffs on foreign goods are serving hostile foreign interests that run counter to US policy.

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Trump claims tariffs will boost US security and prosperity, dismissing critics as serving foreign interests.
Supreme Court to decide if Trump can impose tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977.
Appeals court ruled IEEPA does not authorise import duties, leaving legality of Trump's tariff policy in question.

"We are already the 'hottest' country anywhere in the world, but this tariff POWER will bring America national security and wealth the likes of which has never been seen before. Those opposing us are serving hostile foreign interests that are not aligned with the success, safety and prosperity of the USA. They couldn't care less about us," Trump wrote on Truth Social, adding that he is looking forward for the Supreme Court's decision regarding the legality of imposing tariffs on foreign goods.

In late August, a US court of appeals ruled that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 (IEEPA) did not authorise the president to impose import duties. The Supreme Court will now decide whether Trump had the legal right to base tariff policy on this law, which impacts multiple states.

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