By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org
A group backed by billionaire industrialist Charles Koch and Leonard Leo, the man who helped secure the conservative supermajority on the U.S. Supreme Court, has sued President Trump in federal court in Florida on behalf of a stationery company, calling his worldwide imposition of tariffs unconstitutional.
The suit marks yet another fissure in the conservative coalition that returned Trump to the White House in January. It is further notable because its principal focus is on obtaining relief for tariffs imposed on communist China.
On Wednesday, Trump announced a 90-day pause on his “reciprocal” tariffs, except for China. Trump said tariffs on China would be increased to 125 percent from 104 percent after China retaliated with tariffs on U.S. imports. On Thursday, he said it would be 145 percent. Trump’s baseline 10 percent tariffs on all U.S. imports remains in place.
“At some point, hopefully in the near future, China will realize that the days of ripping off the U.S.A., and other Countries, is no longer sustainable or acceptable,” Trump said on social media.
China retaliated Friday, raising its tariffs on U.S. goods to 125 percent. On Friday night, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced that electronics, including smartphones and computers, are exempted from Trump’s reciprocal tariffs, but not the 20% tariff on Chinese goods for the country’s role in the fentanyl trade. Apple, whose iPhones are mostly are made in China, is one of the biggest beneficiaries of the tariff exemption.
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