By April Ryan
Washington, D.C. Bureau Chief
Black Press USA
The Trump White House vows to appeal the three-judge panel of the United States Court of International Trade’s ruling that the proposed presidential tariffs exceed his legal authority. The May 28 ruling means neither President Trump nor his administration can arbitrarily invoke tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977.
“The ruling by the U.S. Court of International Trade is so wrong, and so political! Hopefully, the Supreme Court will reverse this horrible, Country threatening decision, QUICKLY and DECISIVELY,” the 47th president wrote on his Truth Social platform on May 29.
The three judges appointed by former Presidents Reagan, Obama and Trump unanimously made the decision. The courts essentially deemed the president’s tariff declaration invalid.
Democratic Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett, of Texas, says President Trump “has a lot of emergencies in his mind for sure.” However, Crockett emphasized that this nation is not in a state of emergency to justify tariffs under the 1977 law.
“That act declared we are under siege. We are not at war,” assured Crockett.
Congress, which typically holds the purse strings under the Constitution, regulates import commerce with foreign nations, but Trump has boldly claimed the right to bypass that branch of government. His erratic policies, however, have created unstable financial markets, uncertainty among businesses and fears of escalating consumer prices.
Michigan Democratic Congresswoman Debbie Dingle, however, believes the court’s decision is “a win for consumers. It will not immediately increase costs in stores, which is what I’m worried about.”
At the White House podium this week, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said “the courts should have no role here. There is a troubling and dangerous trend of unelected judges inserting themselves into the presidential decision-making process.”
However, the ruling temporarily alleviates growing concerns about the cost of imports, from food to cars and more. On May 29, Dingle told Black Press USA in Mackinac, Michigan, at the Detroit Regional Chamber of Congress Meeting, “Every industry needs certainty, and they’re all dealing with a lot of uncertainty. The autos don’t want to be a ping pong ball. They’re trying to keep their heads down and figure it out. So what we need for the industry and other companies is certainty.”
The Trump administration has already filed motions to change the decision. And, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on May 29 ruled that the administration can temporarily continue collecting the tariffs under the emergency powers law while it appeals the trade court’s decision.
Meanwhile, Crockett, a lawyer turned politician, says she’s “excited that some branch of government put a check on the executive.”