Trump has plan for instant strike back if Supreme Court rules against him: report

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Raw Story

January 19, 2026 12:45PM ET


President Donald Trump has a plan for an instant strike back if the Supreme Court rules against his tariffs, according to a report Monday.

In an interview with The New York Times, the United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer — Trump's top trade negotiator — revealed that the president intends to impose tariffs no matter what. And even if the high court's ruling does not favor his current trade policies, he has readied actions to put levies in place to replace them "almost immediately."

Even if the Supreme Court rules his tariffs unconstitutional in its ruling, which could come as soon as Tuesday, Trump has plans to add new tariffs to “start the next day” and “to respond to the problems the president has identified," Greer told The Times.

Trump has leaned on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, a 1977 law, to justify his use of global tariffs issued on U.S. trade partners throughout his first year in office. The Supreme Court will determine if his authority could be revoked. “The reality is the president is going to have tariffs as part of his trade policy going forward,” Greer said.

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/supreme-court-trump-tariffs/

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Link to NYT article - Trump’s Trade Negotiator Says Response to Court Loss Would Be Immediate

(today is Jan. 19 and I only have 1 NYT gift link left, so am trying to save that to cover the rest of the month)

[bluestarone]

1. These fuckers are way out of line!!

[COL Mustard]

6. Can you please narrow it down a little bit?

There are so many to choose from.

[popsdenver]

9. Simple

Trump's entire CABAL, including quite stupid/ignorant advisors, appointees and cabinet members......And then:
Every last Republican Senator, Every last Republican House Members, and best of all the Republican US Supreme Court Justices.
Oh,.......
And for good measure, the entire FOX Corporation, and RW Radio stations and the RW Idiotic influencers.....

[popsdenver]

8. Trump is

weaponizing Tariffs, along with every thing else he is weaponizing like the FBI, DOJ, IRS, DEA, ATF, FEC, FTC, etc etc

Before, all he had was a few ding-dong-dufus, bottom of the graduating class, lawyers.....

[NotHardly]

2. Somebody legitimately needs to stop this POS before he kills the U.S.

[bsiebs]

4. That somebody is Congress... good luck with these republicans...

[CrispyQ]

5. Seems we're at the point the only two who can stop him are the republicans in congress or the grim reaper. -nt

[popsdenver]

10. Bravo CQ

We are, in my opinion, past the point of no return...........

If I had an eduction, I would write, the many Journals about the past 45+ years, with the title of:

WHILE THE NATION SLEPT, ........(the herd of charging Elephants were going all out) Pun intended.....

[muriel_volestrangler]

3. He's gonna bomb any luxury RV he can find on DC's roads (nt)

[ArizonaLib]

7. The SCOTUS might as well determine that there is no international emergency

if they are against this round of tariffs. They can narrowly rule based on this case alone or in personal and/or ideological interest rule outside the issues in this case (as they routinely do) to determine that there is no right for the president to unilaterally apply tariffs. The originalists on the court can rule that the 1970''s international emergency act is unconstitutional. A real international emergency can be determined by congress.

[mdbl]

11. And the spineless GOP Congress just sits there fingering their butts.

[NorCalBlue]

12. They are going to "Rule themselves" right out of a job

Because as they continue to hand over their own power, as well as the Legislative branch’s power, to just the executive branch, at some point there won’t be any need for them anymore.

This Judicial branch trend is the most self-defeating thing they could do.

[Martin68]

13. Wille Republicans continue to stand by while Trump dismantles the Constitution article by article?

[iemanja]

15. And their POS voters as well, who may be even worse.

[iemanja]

14. Criminal