Trump refuses to give up on tariffs — a pillar of his economic legacy

U.S. President Donald Trump looks to reporters after getting off Air Force One on July 22, 2026 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

Danielle Kurtzleben

On the day the Supreme Court ruled against a broad swath of President Trump’s tariffs, he was visibly angry – and determined to enact more tariffs anyway.

“Other alternatives will now be used to replace the ones that the court incorrectly rejected,” he said at a White House press briefing on February 20. “We have alternatives, great alternatives.”

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