President Donald Trump and his administration met extreme resistance on his aggressive tariff plan from an appeals court this week, and the president isn't happy about the ruling at all.
According to the Washington Examiner, the president expressed his frustrations with the "highly partisan" appeals court for ruling against the use of his tariffs using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
The appeals court ruled in a 7-4 decision this week that the act doesn't grant the president the appropriate level of authority to execute such tariffs and then ruled them unlawful.
Democrats and those who were firmly against Trump's tariffs, especially those levied against Mexico, Canada and China, celebrated the appeals court ruling.
The majority for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit released its opinion this week on Trump's tariff plan.
"We conclude Congress, in enacting IEEPA, did not give the President wide-ranging authority to impose tariffs of the nature of the Trafficking and Reciprocal Tariffs simply by the use of the term ‘regulate…importation,’” the majority opinion stated.
President Trump went on a tear on Truth Social after the decision was rendered.
"Today a Highly Partisan Appeals Court incorrectly said that our Tariffs should be removed, but they know the United States of America will win in the end. If these Tariffs ever went away, it would be a total disaster for the Country. It would make us financially weak, and we have to be strong," Trump wrote.
He added, "If allowed to stand, this Decision would literally destroy the United States of America."
The president vowed to take the issue to the U.S. Supreme Court for a final decision.
"At the start of this Labor Day weekend, we should all remember that TARIFFS are the best tool to help our Workers, and support Companies that produce great MADE IN AMERICA products. For many years, Tariffs were allowed to be used against us by our uncaring and unwise Politicians. Now, with the help of the United States Supreme Court, we will use them to the benefit of our Nation, and Make America Rich, Strong, and Powerful Again!" Trump wrote.
The New Civil Liberties Alliance celebrated the appeals court ruling.
"Today’s decision comes as no surprise. Every court that has looked at the substance of the IEEPA has concluded that it does not give the President power to evade congressional limits on tariff authority imposed in other statutes. Given the number of countries affected, this case calls for a ‘universal’ injunction—no hyperbole required!" the group said in a statement.
Hopefully, the conservative majority high court will come out on Trump's side on the issue.
