Trump’s tariff collapse kept spreading as states and agencies scrambled to contain the damage
The Supreme Court’s ruling against Trump’s emergency tariff scheme was no longer just a headline on March 13; it was a live administrative disaster. States and businesses kept pushing litigation, customs officials were still warning that refunds would be difficult to process, and the White House was stuck defending a trade strategy that had already been partially knocked out by the courts.
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Trump’s tariff collapse kept spreading as states and agencies scrambled to contain the damage
The Supreme Court’s ruling against Trump’s emergency tariff scheme was no longer just a headline on March 13; it was a live administrative disaster. States and businesses kept pushing litigation, customs officials were still warning that refunds would be difficult to process, and the White House was stuck defending a trade strategy that had already been partially knocked out by the courts.
The Supreme Court’s ruling against Trump’s emergency tariff scheme was no longer just a headline on March 13; it was a live administrative disaster. States and businesses kept pushing litigation, customs officials were still warning that refunds would be difficult to process, and the White House was stuck defending a trade strategy that had already been partially knocked out by the courts.
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