A small father-daughter run wine company in Upstate New York stood up to President Donald Trump's tariffs in a "David and Goliath" showdown — and came out on top, according to reporting by CNN.
The company, called VOS Selections, agreed to be the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit against the Trump administration, "which prompted a three-judge panel at the US Court of International Trade to strike down Trump’s sweeping global tariffs on Wednesday," the report said.
According to the decision, Trump "overstepped his authority by invoking emergency economic powers to impose sweeping tariffs on China, Canada, Mexico and other US trading partners."
But VOS founder Victor Schwartz said he "never intended to be at the forefront of the resistance to US government policy" — he just wanted to protect the business he started decades ago.
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“Put it this way: when I started VOS 40 years ago I had no idea that I was signing up for something like this, getting involved in a lawsuit against the executive branch of the United States,” Schwartz told CNN. “I just wanted to bring in these delicious wines from interesting appellations across the world and sell those wines to a like-minded community.”
Schwartz told CNN that his business suffered under Trump’s tariffs during the first administration, prompting him to "fight back" this time around.
He worked with lawyers from the libertarian advocacy group Liberty Justice Center, and led the charge against the administration. Four other small businesses joined the battle, including a Pennsylvania company that sells fishing tackle, the maker of small electronic kits for children, a women-focused cycling company, and an ABS pipe manufacturer.
If the case goes all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, Schwartz told CNN he will see it through to the end.
“We knocked back the tariffs. It’s going to change the whole game plan,” he said.
Trump has yet to respond to the ruling that affects the crux of his entire economic plan.