• Skiluros
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    816 hours ago

    It’s hilarious to see reputable right-leaning media publications such as FT and The Economist trying to rationalize Donald Trump’s behaviour.

    The legal pretext for Trump’s move is questionable, too. He made use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, an executive authority that enables him to respond to extraordinary economic or security threats. Yet that law has not previously been used to enact tariffs. The courts and Congress ought to block them.

    Fascinating that FT seems to believe that the US judicial system is going to come to the rescue. I disagree, but what do I know? I am not American (although I have previously lived in North America for a decade).