Trump attends the National Governors Association dinner at the White House on Feb. 21. (Allison Robbert/AP)
February 23, 2026 9:59 AM, EST
President Donald Trump said he wants a global tariff of 15%, up from 10% he’d announced Feb. 20 after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down many of the far-reaching taxes on imports he had imposed over the last year.
The court’s Feb. 20 decision struck down tariffs Trump had imposed on nearly every country using an emergency powers law.
Trump now said he’ll use a different, albeit more limited, legal authority.
He has already signed an executive order enabling him to bypass Congress and impose a 10% tax on imports from around the world, starting Feb. 24, the same day as his State of the Union speech.
But those tariffs are limited to 150 days unless extended by legislation.
#BREAKING | US Pres Trump hikes 10% global tariffs imposed y’day to 15%
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… pic.twitter.com/3HzKtysLdn
— CNBC-TV18 (@CNBCTV18Live) February 21, 2026
Trump’s announcement on social media Feb. 21 was the latest sign that, despite the court’s rare check on his powers, the Republican president won’t let go of his favorite tool for rewriting the rules of global commerce and applying international pressure.
