“So, lets get this straight??? The President of the United States is allowed (and fully approved by Congress!) to stop ALL TRADE with a Foreign Country (Which is far more onerous than a Tariff!), and LICENSE a Foreign Country, but is not allowed to put a simple Tariff on a Foreign Country, even for purposes of NATIONAL SECURITY. That is NOT what our great Founders had in mind! The whole thing is ridiculous! Other Countries can Tariff us, but we cant Tariff them??? It is their DREAM!!! Businesses are pouring into the USA ONLY BECAUSE OF TARIFFS. HAS THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT NOT BEEN TOLD THIS??? WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON???President DJT” @realDonaldTrump
Fact-Check Summary The post accurately describes the legal tension between presidential authority for embargoes versus tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). Courts confirm that embargoes fall within presidential powers under IEEPA, but imposing tariffs is not explicitly authorized. The post exaggerates by implying the president has no tariff authority at all, omitting […]