US President Donald Trump criticises the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down his global tariffs, imposing new duties and vowing further hikes.

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has criticised the Supreme Court’s ruling against his global tariffs as “very unfortunate”.

He made the remarks during his State of the Union address before several justices who supported the decision.

The court’s conservative-majority ruled on Friday that Trump exceeded his authority imposing sweeping duties on goods from other countries.

Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett, alongside liberal Justice Elena Kagan, joined the 6-3 majority.

Trump swiftly moved to impose a new 10% duty under a different law following the ruling.

The new tariff took effect on Tuesday, with Trump vowing to increase it to 15%.

He insisted these temporary tariffs will lead to a “solution that will be even stronger than before”.

“Congressional action will not be necessary,” Trump said.

The president claimed trading partners “want to keep the deal that they already made” with his administration.

He argued they know his presidential power “could be far worse for them”.

Trump added that tariffs “paid for by foreign countries” will substantially replace income tax.

He claimed this would take a “great financial burden off the people that I love”.

A New York Federal Reserve paper found nearly 90% of the tariffs’ economic burden falls on US firms and consumers.

The temporary tariffs are widely seen as a bridge towards more lasting action.

The Supreme Court’s decision does not affect Trump’s sector-specific tariffs on industries like steel and autos.

 The Sun Malaysia