United States President Donald Trump has announced a fresh increase in global tariffs, raising import duties from 10 percent to 15 percent.
Gatekeepers News reports that the increase came just a day after the US Supreme Court struck down his earlier sweeping tariff policy.
The announcement was made on Saturday through a post on Truth Social, where Trump criticised the court’s ruling and some of the justices who supported it. He described the judgment as deeply disappointing and accused the court of undermining America’s economic interests.
He wrote, “Please let this statement serve to represent that I, as President of the United States of America, will be, effective immediately, raising the 10% Worldwide Tariff on Countries, many of which have been ‘ripping’ the U.S. off for decades, without retribution (until I came along!), to the fully allowed, and legally tested, 15% level.”
Trump also stated that his administration would begin the process of determining and rolling out the new tariff framework within the next “short number” of months, signalling possible consultations with economic agencies and trade officials before full implementation.
The president expressed anger over the Supreme Court’s decision, describing it as ridiculous, poorly written, and extraordinarily anti-American, while saying he was absolutely ashamed of the justices who supported the ruling.
The legal setback followed a 6–3 Supreme Court decision that upheld a lower court’s judgment that Trump had exceeded his authority by using the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose broad tariffs.
The court ruled that the law, originally designed to address national emergencies, could not be used to introduce wide-ranging import taxes without congressional approval.
The earlier tariff policy was expected to take effect on February 24 before the court halted its implementation. However, the ruling still allows some targeted tariffs on specific products from selected countries to remain in force, giving the administration room to restructure elements of its trade strategy.
Therenewed tariff hike could affect global supply chains, increase import costs for American businesses, and trigger retaliatory measures from affected countries.
