Trump Says New Tariffs Are Same as Those Struck Down by Supreme Court, Threatens to Leave USMCA
President Donald Trump stated in a Fox News interview that his new U.S. tariffs are functionally identical to the ones the Supreme Court struck down as illegal earlier in 2026. He expressed frustration at having to use 'more cumbersome' legal pathways. This comes as a federal lawsuit accuses the administration of using different statutes, such as forced labor provisions, as pretexts to resurrect the global tariff regime. Trump also threatened to withdraw from the USMCA trade deal with Canada and Mexico, claiming the U.S. does not need them. The administration recently imposed tariffs of 10% to 12.5% on goods from over 80 countries over forced labor concerns, coinciding with the expiration of a temporary 10% tariff. Trump dismissed concerns that tariffs could hurt the economy, calling them 'the greatest thing,' despite affordability being a key midterm election issue.
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