Conservative analyst Ben Shapiro argued on Wednesday night that the Supreme Court is putting President Donald Trump “in an awkward position” over his key economic policy.
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in a case challenging Trump’s authority to impose sweeping tariffs under his emergency powers. Trump has maintained that the tariffs are necessary to revive America’s manufacturing base.
However, the Supreme Court appeared skeptical of those arguments during the hearing. Chief Justice John Roberts referred to the tariffs as a “tax” on the American people, signaling potential judicial pushback.
Speaking on CNN’s “NewsNight with Abby Phillip,” Shapiro suggested that the Court could reject Trump’s tariff policy, which might have significant implications for his presidency.
“One of the things that will be fascinating is if the court does strike it down, watch the stock market absolutely explode,” Shapiro said. “Seriously, you’ll watch the S&P 500 jump like nobody’s business, and the president is then going to be in the awkward position of having to explain why the markets are boosted by the rejection of his key policy.”
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