Schumer says ‘overreach failed’ after court rules president cannot bypass Congress’s power to tax
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Democratic lawmakers are rejoicing after the supreme court ruled that Donald Trump overstepped his authority by imposing steep tariffs on global imports, toppling one of the president’s most aggressive assertions of executive power.
The 6-3 ruling found that a 1977 emergency powers law did not provide legal justification for most of the administration’s sweeping tariffs, a ruling the Senate minority leader, Chuck Schumer, framed as a win for “American consumers” and an example of how Trump’s “overreach failed”.
“We’ve said from day one: a president cannot ignore Congress and unilaterally slap tariffs on Americans,” he said. “Now Trump should end this reckless trade war for good and finally give families and small businesses the relief they deserve.”
