“I'm not looking for any deal. I mean, we've set the deal. It's at 50 percent. But again, there are no tariffs if they build a plant here.”
  • kescusay@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    22 days ago

    Every headline like this should make clear that him imposing tariffs by fiat is illegal and unconstitutional.

    I hate the fact that the media just reports that he’s doing it without ever citing Article 1, Section 8:

    The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;

    Every one of these tariff manipulations has been 100% illegal, because the supposed emergencies he’s using to excuse them are nonexistent.