The Supreme Court blocked Trump's emergency tariff strategy. So why is the tariff agenda already coming back through different laws?

David McGarry explains who actually pays tariffs, why the costs multiply, and how protectionism can undermine America's own China strategy.

Donald Trump originally relied on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, commonly called IEEPA, to impose sweeping tariffs. After the Supreme Court rejected that legal theory, the administration turned toward Section 122 tariffs and Section 301 investigations.

Josh Martens and David McGarry also break down trade deficits, Article I tariff authority, American manufacturing, retaliatory tariffs, farm bailouts, corporate welfare, supply-chain resilience, and why tariffs are ultimately taxes paid by Americans.

David McGarry is the research director at the Taxpayers Protection Alliance. Find his work at @davidbmcgary and protectingtaxpayers.org.

Chapters

00:00 David McGarry joins Good Morning Liberty 01:15 Liberty, Los Angeles, and political tribes 13:45 The Supreme Court tariff battle 18:15 Who actually pays tariffs? 21:00 Congress and the history of tariff power 26:15 Trade deficits, steel, and invisible job losses 31:30 When every problem becomes a tariff nail 36:45 Trade happens between individuals 45:30 Supply chains, baby formula, and free trade 52:45 Retaliation, bailouts, and the taxpayer triple hit 1:02:45 Tariffs, allies, China, and global tensions 1:12:00 Local government and one change for liberty

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