Is Trump exceeding his authority with these tariffs?

[Politruk]

Constitutionally, Congress has authority over tariffs as over all other taxes. According to this article, Congress has delegated authority to the president to impose tariffs in certain circumstances -- the only one of which might apply is this:


International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977[1] (IEEPA). IEEPA empowers the president to address any “unusual and extraordinary” external threats to the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the U.S. upon declaration of a national emergency under the National Emergencies Act[2] (NEA). On making such a declaration, the president may impose sanctions, freeze assets, and prohibit or regulate the importation of any property in which a foreign country or foreign national has any interest.

Presidents commonly use IEEPA to impose export controls, embargoes, and sanctions on countries, and individuals, as well as to block imports from designated countries and acquisitions made by designated foreign nationals. Neither IEEPA nor NEA define an “unusual and extraordinary threat” to U.S. “national security, foreign policy, or economy” or a “national emergency,” leaving the president wide discretion to both define the national emergency and design actions necessary to address circumstances giving rise to the national emergency.

To date, no president has imposed tariffs invoking the authority of IEEPA. In 2019, then-President Trump threatened to invoke IEEPA to impose tariffs on Mexican imports to deal with illegal border crossings. The threat was later rescinded when the Mexican government pledged to cooperate to stem illegal border crossings.


Calling the present border situation an "unusual and extraordinary" threat to the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the U.S. is a real stretch!

 

[Escierto]

The Republican congressmen are his cheerleaders. In 2026 after they have trashed the country and been rebuked, there must be retribution. I would send every one of them to the firing squad to be executed for treason.

 

[Fuzzy1975]

The Republican congressmen are his cheerleaders. In 2026 after they have trashed the country and been rebuked, there must be retribution. I would send every one of them to the firing squad to be executed for treason.

Nah, you have to follow the law, so just ones who did something illegal. I'm sure there will be a couple hundred that are convicted....

 

[KingDJT]

The Republican congressmen are his cheerleaders. In 2026 after they have trashed the country and been rebuked, there must be retribution. I would send every one of them to the firing squad to be executed for treason.

Be very careful what you wish for! The boomerang effect! EVERYTHING that was attempted on him is boomerranging back to them! The hunted becomes the hunter! If you noticed he pointed out the Ds sitting in front him as he was talking about what his plan is to do with human traffickers! Every Day more and more is being exposed for the WORLD to see! And he's doing it at a rate the lame stream media can't keep up with! The Ds are feeling PAIN. and the pain gets worse every single day! And the BEST part of it is, nobody knows what his next move will be! The Ds are in full panic mode and it sure is fun to watch! MARCH MADNESS.... Let the games begin!

 

[Bray123]

After all these years there are still people who believe the shit that a fraudster says.

It's sad.

 

[KingDJT]

After all these years there are still people who believe the shit that a fraudster says.

Actions speak louder than words! We voted him to do EXACTLY what he's doing!

Happy, and getting happier as everyday passes!

 

[Politruk]

If you noticed he pointed out the Ds sitting in front him as he was talking about what his plan is to do with human traffickers!

That shit again?!

 

[Bn2f]

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Loving your meme simply because it is true and speaks to how f’in gullible you are. This guy got to where he is in part by promoting himself as a deal maker and delivering not a one. Now you marks are boasting the art of the deal guy doesn’t make deals.

I can’t argue with stupid I can only make fun of it.

 

[Bray123]

It's so pathetic, so anti-American. People boasting about how they voted to throw vets out of work, to threaten to invade their neighboring countries, to encourage Putin to invade Europe. Just because those things 'own the libs'.

The bankrupt felon (who must be smart because he profited out of his bankruptcies) is listing government properties at fire-sale prices. You just know that he'll be purchasing them himself under shell-company protection. Then when the closure of the departments has been reversed, he'll sell them back to you at massive markup.

The Art of the Con.

 

[Bray123]

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I know you're not too bright, but you can resize your stolen images after you paste them. You could even use Paintshop to crop out the garbage.

You can't make them sensible though.

 

[Justplainjeff]

Constitutionally, Congress has authority over tariffs as over all other taxes. According to this article, Congress has delegated authority to the president to impose tariffs in certain circumstances -- the only one of which might apply is this:


International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977[1] (IEEPA). IEEPA empowers the president to address any “unusual and extraordinary” external threats to the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the U.S. upon declaration of a national emergency under the National Emergencies Act[2] (NEA). On making such a declaration, the president may impose sanctions, freeze assets, and prohibit or regulate the importation of any property in which a foreign country or foreign national has any interest.

Presidents commonly use IEEPA to impose export controls, embargoes, and sanctions on countries, and individuals, as well as to block imports from designated countries and acquisitions made by designated foreign nationals. Neither IEEPA nor NEA define an “unusual and extraordinary threat” to U.S. “national security, foreign policy, or economy” or a “national emergency,” leaving the president wide discretion to both define the national emergency and design actions necessary to address circumstances giving rise to the national emergency.

To date, no president has imposed tariffs invoking the authority of IEEPA. In 2019, then-President Trump threatened to invoke IEEPA to impose tariffs on Mexican imports to deal with illegal border crossings. The threat was later rescinded when the Mexican government pledged to cooperate to stem illegal border crossings.


Calling the present border situation an "unusual and extraordinary" threat to the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the U.S. is a real stretch!

So, you're OK with the hundreds of thousands of illegals that have poured across our borders. OK with the murderers. OK with the rapists. And, OK with the party that allowed this onslaught, so much so, you want them to do it again in 2026? Unfurling believable.

 

[KingDJT]

Loving your meme simply because it is true and speaks to how f’in gullible you are. This guy got to where he is in part by promoting himself as a deal maker and delivering not a one. Now you marks are boasting the art of the deal guy doesn’t make deals.

I can’t argue with stupid I can only make fun of it.

You can make fun all you want! Theres also an ignore button! There is also something called freedom of speech, although you have no clue what that is! So its your choice! And please dont try to tell us how Trump got to where he is! It just makes you look more stupid than you already are! The BEST thing about this leader he is SINGLE HANDEDLY making you communist leftists look dumber and dumber as each day passes! EVERYTHING you people spew is proven wrong! Everything! And better yet, there will be no redeeming yourselves! Enjoy the Golden AGE and make fun all you want! It will never get rid of your pain! EVER! Welcome to March Madness! Enjoy the fun!

 

[Bn2f]

You can make fun all you want! Theres also an ignore button! There is also something called freedom of speech, although you have no clue what that is! So its your choice! And please dont try to tell us how Trump got to where he is! It just makes you look more stupid than you already are! The BEST thing about this leader he is SINGLE HANDEDLY making you communist leftists look dumber and dumber as each day passes! EVERYTHING you people spew is proven wrong! Everything! And better yet, there will be no redeeming yourselves! Enjoy the Golden AGE and make fun all you want! It will never get rid of your pain! EVER! Welcome to March Madness! Enjoy the fun!

Well, I said I won’t argue because, again, you show you’re too fuckin stupid and can’t comprehend but I will give a point of order- I said nothing, made no effort to infringe on your FOS. I am not the government, I am a private citizen who can therefore happily say to you STFU . STFZU idiot dumbass.

 

[Politruk]

So, you're OK with the hundreds of thousands of illegals that have poured across our borders. OK with the murderers. OK with the rapists. And, OK with the party that allowed this onslaught, so much so, you want them to do it again in 2026? Unfurling believable.

You are an idiot swallowing stupid xenophobic lies. This is the truth. Immigration is a non-problem, including illegal immigration.

And none of this has anything to do with tariffs. Don't you understand that tariffs don't stop immigration?! They don't even slow it down, unless they cause such a recession that living in the U.S. doesn't look so appealing any more!

And not even that way will tariffs stop drug smuggling! There will only be more of it, because the demand will be higher!

 

[Politruk]

Also, Trump is flagrantly violating the USMCA -- which he negotiated!

 

[Justplainjeff]

You are an idiot swallowing stupid xenophobic lies. This is the truth. Immigration is a non-problem, including illegal immigration.

And none of this has anything to do with tariffs. Don't you understand that tariffs don't stop immigration?! They don't even slow it down, unless they cause such a recession that living in the U.S. doesn't look so appealing any more!

And not even that way will tariffs stop drug smuggling! There will only be more of it, because the demand will be higher!

Wow! I almost thought you had a half ounce of common sense. But, no, you think Laken Riley was murdered by an upstanding citizen? And the 12 year old girl in Houston who was repeatedly raped by two really nice men, who were just out for a spot of fun? YOU, and your fucked up thinking are THE reason Donald Trump is President. With people like you, I don't see the Dumbacrats winning any national office anytime soon.

 

[Politruk]

Wow! I almost thought you had a half ounce of common sense. But, no, you think Laken Riley was murdered by an upstanding citizen? And the 12 year old girl in Houston who was repeatedly raped by two really nice men, who were just out for a spot of fun?

Public policy should be based on the statistical, not the anecdotal. Statistically, immigrants, including illegal immigrants, are more law-abiding than native-born citizens.

Dumbacrats

You are an idiot.

And, once again, none of this has anything to do with tariffs. Don't you understand that tariffs don't stop immigration?!

 

[Justplainjeff]

Public policy should be based on the statistical, not the anecdotal. Statistically, immigrants, including illegal immigrants, are more law-abiding than native-born citizens.

You are an idiot.

And, once again, none of this has anything to do with tariffs. Don't you understand that tariffs don't stop immigration?!

Since I'm "an idiot" and you are the smartest person in the world, I'm going to take a wild guess and say: tariffs should even out the very bad trade inbalances we have with many countries. But, I'm just an idiot, right? You fucking egomaniac.

 

[Politruk]

Since I'm "an idiot" and you are the smartest person in the world, I'm going to take a wild guess and say: tariffs should even out the very bad trade inbalances we have with many countries. But, I'm just an idiot, right? You fucking egomaniac.

"Dumbacrats" makes you an idiot, all by itself.

I've posted a list of idiocies. And I am resolved never let one pass without calling the idiot on it.

The trade imbalances have nothing to do with immigration -- and nothing to do with anything else that might conceivably constitute an "emergency" under the IEEPA.

And Trump's tariffs have nothing to do with solving the country's economic problems, either. There's no way 25% tariffs don't cause the worst recession since 1992. There's no way mass deportations don't cause a recession, either.

 

[Justplainjeff]

"Dumbacrats" makes you an idiot, all by itself.

I've posted a list of idiocies. And I am resolved never let one pass without calling the idiot on it.

The trade imbalances have nothing to do with immigration -- and nothing to do with anything else that might conceivably constitute an "emergency" under the IEEPA.

And Trump's tariffs have nothing to do with solving the country's economic problems, either. There's no way 25% tariffs don't cause the worst recession since 1992. There's no way mass deportations don't cause a recession, either.

I actually read YOUR list, and can't resist one final comment. You are of the idea that the best person for any job doesn't necessarily have to be the most qualified, correct? That's what I call DEI, and it helped defeat Kamala Harris, last November. It wasn't the only thing, but it definitely hurt her. Choosing Tim Waltz didn't help. Josh Shapiro would have been much better, but this country just isn't ready for a Jewish VP.

 

[Politruk]

You are of the idea that the best person for any job doesn't necessarily have to be the most qualified, correct?

No.

That's what I call DEI

That is a lie.

 

[Justplainjeff]

No.

That is a lie.

There's just no talking with you. If anybody isn't in lock step with you, they're an idiot and a liar. Good bye.

 

[Politruk]

If anybody isn't in lock step with you, they're an idiot and a liar.

Somehow, on this board, it always does seem to work out that way. Since joining I have made perhaps two honest mistakes of fact. No one has ever contradicted me on any other point and been right -- not once.

 

[Politruk]

Calling the present border situation an "unusual and extraordinary" threat to the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the U.S. is a real stretch!

This bears repeating.

 

[Politruk]

Governor Newsom of California has now filed a lawsuit arguing that Trump is exceeding his authority by imposing tariffs without Congress.

The administration's response, so far, is to try to get the case removed from federal district court in California to the U.S. Court of International Trade in New York.