{"id":2572024,"date":"2026-02-20T15:29:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T20:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-announces-different-direction-on-tariffs-following-scotus-decision-and-might-charge-countries-more-than-before\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T15:34:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T20:34:30","slug":"president-trump-announces-different-direction-on-tariffs-following-scotus-decision-and-might-charge-countries-more-than-before","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-announces-different-direction-on-tariffs-following-scotus-decision-and-might-charge-countries-more-than-before\/","title":{"rendered":"President Trump Announces &#8216;Different Direction&#8217; on Tariffs Following SCOTUS Decision, And Might Charge Countries More Than Before"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpresident-trump-announces-different-direction-on-tariffs-following-scotus-decision-and-might-charge-countries-more-than-before%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2572024&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>president Donald Trump reacted to the Supreme Court\u2019s 6-3 ruling that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not authorize the president to impose tariffs by saying he will pursue tariffs \u201cin a different direction\u201d toward the same goal. He argued that while IEEPA-based tariffs are not valid, there are other statutory authorities that could be used, and he hinted at new or broadened tariffs under those powers. the piece notes that some tariffs were already imposed in April under IEEPA, amid a claimed record trade deficit, and Trump asserted that some of those tariffs remain in place. He suggested that the governance would reissue tariffs under other laws, potentially wiht greater impact, including a 10% global tariff under Section 122 and ongoing national-security tariffs under Section 232. Legal and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >financial press sections discussed additional statutory options<\/a> (such as Sections 232, 122, and 338) that could enable tariffs, while Trump and his allies claimed tariffs are not going away, just being applied differently.The article also cites revenue data, noting that in 2025 tariff revenue reached about $287 billion, a substantial year-over-year rise, and that observers expected tariffs to continue under alternative authorities.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump announced Friday, in response to the Supreme Court striking down his imposition of tariffs using emergency statutory authority, that he will go in a &ldquo;different direction&rdquo; &mdash; but toward the same goal.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Probably the direction that I should have gone the first time, but I read the language &mdash; and I&rsquo;m very good at reading language &mdash; and it read our way 100 percent. But now I&rsquo;ll go the way I could have gone originally,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Which is even stronger than our original choice.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In April, Trump imposed tariffs under a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-supreme-court-rules-6-3-against-trump-tariffs\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Supreme Court Rules 6-3 Against ... ...\">1977 emergency powers law<\/a> known as the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, citing a record $1.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kavanaugh-dissent-gives-trump-a-tariff-workaround-to-all-but-undo-scotus-ruling\/\" title=\"Kavanaugh Dissent Gives ... a Tariff Workaround to A...-But Undo SCOTUS Ruling\">4 trillion trade deficit<\/a> in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>In Friday&rsquo;s 6-3 ruling, the high court <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-supreme-court-rules-6-3-trump-tariffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">held<\/a> that the IEEPA &ldquo;does not authorize the President to impose tariffs.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>However, legal experts have noted that Trump has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/president-trump-backup-plan-supreme-court-strikes-tariffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">other statutory authority<\/a> to impose tariffs, but they may take a little longer to implement.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to reporters at the White House on Friday, Trump noted that some of the tariffs that he imposed on China, Mexico, and Canada in relation to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trumps-tariffs-mexico-canada-officially-go-effect-countries-failed-adequately-address-situation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> fentanyl<\/a> coming into the U.S. remain in place.<\/p>\n<p>Further, he said, &ldquo;But other alternatives will now be used to replace the ones that the court incorrectly rejected.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have alternatives, great alternatives. Could be more money,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;We&rsquo;ll take in more money, and we&rsquo;ll be a lot stronger for it. We were taking in hundreds of billions of dollars. We&rsquo;ll continue to do so.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?\">@POTUS<\/a>: &ldquo;Other alternatives will now be used to replace the ones that the Court incorrectly rejected.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XFxo7vazoO\">pic.twitter.com\/XFxo7vazoO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/2024914887340646456?\">February 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>For calendar year 2025, the Trump administration collected $287 billion in tariff revenue, a 192 percent increase over the preceding year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.richmondfed.org\/research\/national_economy\/macro_minute\/2026\/how_much_revenue_raised_by_tariffs_so_far\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to<\/a> the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. It&rsquo;s worth noting that Trump did not impose his reciprocal tariffs under IEEPA until April of last year.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Supreme Court did not overrule tariffs. They merely overruled a particular use of IEEPA tariffs,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Effective immediately, all national security tariffs under Section 232 and existing Section 301 tariffs remain in place,&rdquo; he said, referencing segments of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kavanaugh-dissent-gives-trump-tariff-workaround-undo-scotus-ruling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">long-established trade laws<\/a>. &ldquo;Today, I will sign an order to impose a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-panelist-loses-it-says-trump-wants-to-deport-people-who-pick-your-crops-in-delusional-rant\/\" title=\"CNN Panelist Loses It, Says ... Wants to Deport People Who &#039;Pick Your Crops&#039; in Delusional Rant\">10 percent global tariff<\/a> under Section 122 over and above our normal tariffs already being charged.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?\">@POTUS<\/a>: &ldquo;Effective immediately, all national security tariffs under Section 232 and existing Section 301 tariffs remain in place&hellip; Today, I will sign an order to impose a 10% global tariff under Section 122 over and above our normal tariffs already being charged.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LLMeyj92SE\">pic.twitter.com\/LLMeyj92SE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/2024917683121074276?\">February 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Financial Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kavanaugh-dissent-gives-trump-tariff-workaround-undo-scotus-ruling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> in December that Trump&rsquo;s team was preparing to impose tariffs using other statutes should the Supreme Court rule against the administration.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Nobody thinks the tariffs are going away,&rdquo; Ted Murphy, a trade lawyer at Sidley Austin in Washington, said in the Financial Times report. &ldquo;They are just going to be reissued under a different umbrella. They will reissue tariffs the same day.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Financial Times explained that the administration could use &ldquo;an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-has-a-backup-plan-if-the-supreme-court-strikes-down-his-tariffs\/\" title=\"... ... Has a Backup Plan if the Supreme Court Strikes Down His ...\">obscure national security law<\/a> known as Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, which has already been activated to apply levies to cars, steel, aluminium, copper and lumber.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Investigations into semiconductors, pharmaceutical goods and medicines, critical minerals and aerospace parts are all under way using Section 232, but their conclusions have remained unpublished,&rdquo; the outlet further noted.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s team could also use a measure known as Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, allowing for up to 15 percent tariffs to be imposed on trading partners for 150 days as an immediate stopgap measure while other levies are prepared.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, &ldquo;A separate provision, Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930, could also be triggered, although it has been used very rarely in recent history. It allows the government to immediately issue levies of up to 50 per cent on a foreign country that discriminates against US commerce, and can be used to respond to any &lsquo;unreasonable charge, exaction, regulation, or limitation,&rsquo;&rdquo; the Financial Times noted.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the news conference, Trump made clear his essential position on tariffs is unchanged by the court&rsquo;s ruling.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?\">@POTUS<\/a>: &ldquo;Just so you understand &mdash; we have tariffs. We just have them in a different way, and now they&rsquo;ve been confirmed by the Supreme Court of the United States&hellip;. And we&rsquo;ll be taking in hundreds of billions of dollars.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2eVLBIKmZB\">pic.twitter.com\/2eVLBIKmZB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/2024920465404203125?\">February 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have tariffs. We just have them in a different way,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Countries that have treated us badly will have to pay a price for treating us badly.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And countries that have been good to us will be treated very well.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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He said he read the law differently before and now plans to use a path that he believes will be even stronger, though with the same overall objective.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; In April, Trump imposed tariffs under IEEPA, citing a record trade deficit of about $1.4 trillion in 2024. The Supreme Court\u2019s 6-3 decision held that IEEPA does not authorize the president to impose tariffs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Legal experts note Trump still has other statutory authorities to levy tariffs, but these would likely take longer to implement. Some tariffs related to fentanyl imports from China, Mexico, and Canada remain in place.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Trump indicated that other measures would replace the ones the court rejected and suggested they could bring in substantial revenue, claiming tariff collections could reach hundreds of billions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; For 2025, the administration reported $287 billion in tariff revenue, a 192% increase from the previous year; it\u2019s noted that reciprocal tariffs under IEEPA were not imposed until April of the previous year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Trump argued that the Supreme Court did not invalidate tariffs entirely, but rejected a specific use of IEEPA. He announced that, effective immediately, national-security tariffs under Section 232 and existing Section 301 tariffs would stay, and he planned to sign an order imposing a 10% global tariff under Section 122 on top of existing tariffs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The Financial Times reported Trump\u2019s team was preparing to use other legal authorities (Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, and Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930) to reissue tariffs if the Court ruled against them. 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