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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Callum Jones

Trump claims he has ‘absolute right’ to impose new tariffs after supreme court blow

close up of a hand holding a sign that reads 'tariffed!'
A protester with the Main Street Alliance holds a sign outside the supreme court. Photograph: Nathan Howard/Reuters

Donald Trump has claimed he has “the absolute right” to impose new tariffs after the US supreme court ruled many of the import duties he imposed last year were illegal.

The president attacked the court in a late night broadside on Sunday, accusing it of having “unnecessarily RANSACKED” the US – and failing to show him sufficient loyalty.

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