President Donald Trump believes the United States will plunge into “economic ruination” if his tariff plan is struck down permanently. A federal court blocked his “Liberation Day” tariffs this week before an appeals court reinstated them the next day.

A legal argument that the US Supreme Court used to foil Joe Biden on climate change and student debt now looms as a threat to President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs.During Biden’s presidency, the court’s conservative majority ruled that federal agencies can’t decide sweeping political and economic matters without clear congressional authorization.

A federal appeals court has paused Wednesday night’s ruling from the Court of International Trade that blocked President Donald Trump’s tariffs.