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‘I feel vindicated’: Anti-tariff Republicans cheer as Supreme Court checks Trump

‘I feel vindicated’: Anti-tariff Republicans cheer as Supreme Court checks Trump

Republican tariff skeptics on Capitol Hill celebrated Friday after the Supreme Court struck down the core authority behind President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs — dealing a blow to a major plank of the president’s agenda but offering a welcome off-ramp to GOP lawmakers who viewed the levies as a political loser.

Retiring Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) broke with Trump and GOP leaders a week ago to help overturn Trump’s Canada tariffs. On Friday, he hailed the “common sense ruling” by the high court that essentially invalidates those and many other tariffs.

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/20/anti-tariff-republicans-cheer-supreme-court-decision-checking-trump-00790772