Kuwait city: US Vice President JD Vance on Friday criticized the Supreme Court's decision invalidating tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump on most world countries, billing it "lawlessness". "Today, the Supreme Court decided that Congress, despite giving the president the ability to regulate imports, didn't actually mean it. This is lawlessness from the Court, plain and simple. And its only effect will be to make it harder for the president to protect American industries and supply chain resiliency," Vance said in an X post.
According to Kuwait News Agency, President Trump has a wide range of other tariff powers and he will use them to defend American workers and advance this administration's trade priorities. Meanwhile, US House Speaker Mike Johnson emphasized that the President's use of tariffs has generated significant revenue and strengthened America's trade strategy, enabling the negotiation of strong, reciprocal America-first trade agreements with countries that had previously exploited American workers. Johnson highlighted that Congress and the Administration will decide the best course of action in the near future.
Earlier in the day, the US Supreme Court ruled that Trump's use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to unilaterally impose sweeping tariffs on most US trading partners was unlawful. The decision, passed by a 6-3 majority, effectively nullifies the tariffs introduced under the emergency powers law.
US President Donald Trump described the Supreme Court ruling invalidating tariffs he imposed under the IEEPA as "disgraceful", asserting he has "stronger alternatives" and announcing plans to introduce a 10 percent global tariff under a different legal authority.