Hot on the heels of agreeing to a tenuous ceasefire with Iran’s leadership, Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Wednesday morning to haul out his favorite weapon of choice when dealing with a foreign government.
Despite the recent smackdown from the Supreme Court restricting Trump from imposing tariffs on a whim without congressional approval, the president is once again menacing the international community.
Early Wednesday, he wrote on Truth Social, "A Country supplying Military Weapons to Iran will be immediately tariffed, on any and all goods sold to the United States of America, 50%, effective immediately. There will be no exclusions or exemptions! President DJT"
The threat represents a possible constitutional violation. In February, the Supreme Court delivered a decisive 6-3 ruling striking down Trump's sweeping tariff regime, explicitly finding that his executive orders exceed the powers given to the president by Congress under a 1977 law governing commerce during national emergencies.