Trump’s tariffs are unconstitutional and his figures are pure fantasy

Donald Trump claims to have secured $18 trillion in ‘investment’ thanks to tariffs, but much of this is just purchasing, R&D or hiring, says Rainer Zitelmann Tariffs are the central pillar of Donald Trump’s economic policy. Yet it was precisely in this area that he violated the US Constitution. This was not determined by leftwing judges, but by the conservative majority of the US Supreme Court itself, which struck down tariffs imposed by Trump. They had been based on legislation intended for national emergencies. By a six-to-three majority, the Court upheld a lower court ruling that the Republican president had…