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President Donald Trump is fuming after one of his key economic policies was struck down by the Supreme Court—and the Rupert Murdoch-owned Wall Street Journal is rubbing salt in the wound. On Friday, a 6-3 majority decision ruled that the 79-year-old did not have the authority to impose widespread tariffs on adversarial and allied nations last year.
Divisions over what and who should come next were evident as G.O.P. critics of the president, weakened in their party, gathered at a summit near Washington.
The president’s announcement came after he rebuked his predecessor Barack Obama for saying that aliens were “real.” Obama later said he was just guessing.
President Donald Trump appeared to be struggling to stay awake as others spoke at his inaugural meeting of the so-called “Board of Peace.” The president, 79, rambled for more than 45 minutes before taking a seat on stage Thursday as others addressed the group gathered in Washington,
Countries that under the threat of tariffs made commitments like enormous investment pledges face the reality that they may have been better off waiting.
A majority of justices ruled Trump overreached his authority by unilaterally imposing tariffs under national emergency powers.
President Donald Trump is hosting Republican and Democratic governors for a working breakfast at the White House this morning ahead of tomorrow’s dinner with the National Governors Association.