Bessent ‘confident’ Supreme Court rules in favor of Trump tariffs

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was optimistic about the Trump administration‘s legal case for the so-called reciprocal tariffs, saying he is “confident” the Supreme Court will rule in their favor.

The tariffs, which President Donald Trump announced back in April and were slow to take effect as he simultaneously secured trade deals with some of those countries, were recently declared unlawful by an appeals court, prompting an appeal from the administration to the highest court.

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