President Donald Trump’s top trade officials say the administration’s far-reaching tariff program will remain intact even if the Supreme Court curtails the president’s use of emergency economic powers, signaling that the White House has already mapped out alternative authorities to preserve its signature trade action.
In a Dec. 5 appearance on Politico’s “The Conversation” podcast, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said the administration has prepared fallback tools for years and made clear that Trump’s tariff architecture will endure regardless of the legal outcome.
