Long a proponent of tariffs to prevent other countries from “ripping off” America, President Trump proclaimed ‘Liberation Day” on April 2, 2025, when he imposed sweeping tariffs on most countries of the world. The President circumvented the US Constitution (Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1) which gives power to the Congress to “lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excise.” The Article also gives Congress the authority to “regulate […]
