This story was originally published by the WND News Center.
President Donald Trump's use of tariffs to pursue his national security and economic agendas is pending before the Supreme Court, as a number of special interests claimed that only Congress could determine those components of the president's agenda.
He has been successful in reaching a long list of international trade agreements that actually create a more fair platform for American manufacturers and consumers.
And now Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is predicting the president will win that fight.
"Tariffs are going to be a part of this administration's national security and national economic protection of the American people," Lutnick told FOX Business' Maria Bartiromo.
"We are gonna win the case, it's pretty clear."
The Fox Business report said the White House needs access to tariffs to defend American manufacturing from unfair foreign competition.
If the ruling goes against Trump?
"Lutnick said President Donald Trump has 'all sorts of policies and tools' available, referencing provisions in U.S. trade law such as Sections 232, 301 and 338, which allow the government to impose tariffs or other restrictions in the name of national security or to counter unfair trade practices," the report said.
Lutnick was speaking from Brussels where he was meeting with European leaders, including discussions about the cornerstone of Trump's economic agenda.
"One of the ways to prove to the American people how great tariffs are is to have them share in a part of one year's income from these tariffs and that's $2,000 a head for people who need the money," Lutnick added, referencing a plan raised by Trump some weeks ago about a $2,000 dividend from tariff revenue to low and middle income Americans.
Also possible is using the funds to pay down the nation's $38 trillion debt.
Tariff revenues for America have surged since Trump started using them several months ago, a total of $215.2 billion in fiscal year 2025, which ended Sept. 30. Trump's tariffs only were begun a few months earlier.
The few weeks of fiscal 2026 already have produced more than $40 billion, the report said.
