U.S. President Trump Warns Countries Against Abandoning Trade Deals

U.S. President Donald Trump has issued a warning to countries considering abandoning recent trade agreements with the United States, stating that he may impose higher tariffs and potentially levy fees on trading partners. According to RTHK, Trump made these remarks through multiple posts on his social media platform, cautioning nations against "playing tricks." He emphasized that despite the U.S. Supreme Court ruling his use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose tariffs as invalid, the decision confirmed his authority to utilize other laws to impose tariffs in a more forceful and deterrent manner. The U.S. Trade Representative's office responded to Trump's plan. Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Trump's use of the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act to increase tariffs was illegal. In response, Trump signed an executive order the same evening, invoking another trade law to impose a new 10% global tariff, which he raised to the legal maximum of 15% within 24 hours.