Trump Increases Proposed Global Tariff Rate to 15% Following Court Ruling

President Trump announced Saturday he's raising his proposed worldwide tariff from 10% to 15% after criticizing the Supreme Court's decision limiting his emergency tariff powers. The court ruled 6-3 that Trump couldn't impose sweeping tariffs without congressional approval, prompting him to sign an executive order for temporary 150-day tariffs.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Saturday he’s increasing his proposed worldwide tariff rate to 15%, just one day after declaring a 10% rate following a Supreme Court setback.

In a social media statement, Trump explained his decision came after conducting what he called a comprehensive analysis of what he described as a “ridiculous, poorly written, and extraordinarily anti-American decision on Tariffs issued yesterday” by the nation’s highest court.

The Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision that Trump lacked emergency authority to implement broad tariff measures, leading the president to sign an executive order Friday evening that circumvents Congress to establish a 10% import tax worldwide. However, these tariffs face a 150-day time limit without legislative extension.

Trump’s announcement to further increase the global import tax represents another indication that despite judicial constraints, the Republican leader remains determined to unpredictably employ his preferred economic and diplomatic pressure tool. His pattern of announcing tariff adjustments with minimal warning throughout the past year has disrupted financial markets and concerned international partners.

Saturday’s declaration appears to signal Trump’s intention to leverage the temporary global tariffs as a show of strength.

“During the next short number of months, the Trump Administration will determine and issue the new and legally permissible Tariffs, which will continue our extraordinarily successful process of Making America Great Again,” Trump posted on his Truth Social platform.

The executive order Trump executed Friday evening set February 24 as the implementation date for the 10% tariff. The White House has not yet responded to inquiries about when an updated order reflecting the 15% rate would be signed.

Beyond the temporary tariffs Trump now wants set at 15%, the president indicated Friday he’s also pursuing additional tariffs using different federal statutes that mandate Commerce Department investigations.

Trump launched an unusually direct criticism of the Supreme Court justices who voted against him in the 6-3 ruling, including two he nominated during his previous presidency, Justices Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett. During Friday’s news conference, Trump stated about the two justices: “I think it’s an embarrassment to their families.”

His frustration continued Friday evening with social media posts targeting Gorsuch, Coney Barrett, and Chief Justice John Roberts, who sided with the majority and authored the main opinion. Saturday morning brought another post where Trump named Justice Brett Kavanaugh his “new hero” for writing a 63-page dissenting opinion. He also commended Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito for their minority positions, saying of the three dissenting justices: “There is no doubt in anyone’s mind that they want to, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”