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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump had his cabinet beg the appeals court not to overturn his tarrifs
Bessent Warns of US Embarrassment If Tariffs Ruled Illegal
Trump cabinet officials told a federal appeals court that ruling the president's global tariffs illegal would seriously harm US foreign policy, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warning of "dangerous diplomatic embarrassment."
The administration filed statements by Bessent, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Secretary of State Marco Rubio in support of a request that any ruling against the administration be immediately put on hold until the US Supreme Court issues a final decision.
The cabinet secretaries said that a ruling invalidating tariffs would undo months of negotiations with the European Union, Japan, South Korea and other nations, and would expose the United States to the risk of retaliation by other countries.
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Trump had his cabinet beg the appeals court not to overturn his tarrifs (Original Post)
CatWoman
Aug 2025
OP
"It'll make the U.S. look like it's being led by an ignorant tantrum-throwing child!"
tanyev
Aug 2025
#2
Maybe the leaders and people of the US need a grand retaliation for them to wake up to the
riversedge
Aug 2025
#4
mucifer
(25,480 posts)1. Don't worry I'm sure his employees on the "supreme" court will bail him out
tanyev
(48,525 posts)2. "It'll make the U.S. look like it's being led by an ignorant tantrum-throwing child!"
The Madcap
(1,672 posts)5. The Truth....
In one statement.
Ping Tung
(4,106 posts)3. Did his well-trained crew respond with "Aye,Aye, Sir!" or "Sieg Heil"?
riversedge
(79,073 posts)4. Maybe the leaders and people of the US need a grand retaliation for them to wake up to the
destruction to the US that Trump is causing????? Then again--the downward effects and costs would hit the poor and those with less more that it would hurt the very well off.
........The cabinet secretaries said that a ruling invalidating tariffs would undo months of negotiations with the European Union, Japan, South Korea and other nations, and would expose the United States to the risk of retaliation by other countries.
CatWoman
(80,222 posts)7. just last week India and Japan blew Trump off
Harker
(17,249 posts)6. US embarrassment? Not for me!
chowder66
(11,727 posts)8. In other words...Our tax cuts for the rich aren't covered and will come back to bite us in the ass in future elections.