President Trump welcomes temporary relief from court on tariffs

 

President Trump welcomes temporary relief from court on tariffs

US President Donald Trump has welcomed the temporary suspension of a court order blocking his aggressive tariff strategy.

According to the British news agency Reuters, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington said on Thursday that it was staying the lower court's decision to consider the government's appeal, and ordered the plaintiffs in the cases to respond by June 5 and the administration by June 9.

On Wednesday, the US Court of International Trade blocked President Donald Trump's tariff orders on the grounds that he had exceeded his authority by imposing tariffs on imports from a few countries that buy less from the United States and import more.

Welcoming this new turn in the legal battles over his trade policies, President Trump criticized the Manhattan-based trade court, calling it “terrible.”

According to the French news agency AFP, he said on his social media platform Truth that “these behind-the-scenes scoundrels should not be allowed to destroy our nation.”

President Trump’s policy of imposing additional tariffs on imports from foreign countries has severely affected global trade and damaged financial markets.

The sudden changes in tariffs have severely affected companies large and small, and supply chains and production are struggling to adapt to the new policy.

The Trump administration called the decision “clearly wrong” and expressed confidence that the decision would be reversed on appeal.

White House spokeswoman Caroline Levitt told reporters that the judges “blatantly used their judicial power to usurp President Trump’s authority.”