Remind me what authority Trump is invoking when he unilaterally imposes tarrifs in other countries?

[captain queeg]

Is it still that national security BS or does the president normally have that discretionary power?

[AJT]

1. Will he tie it to his emergency declaration?

[LuvLoogie]

2. GOP control of the Senate

The GOP has abdicated its duty to defend the American people and Constitution in order to maintain power over an increasingly diverse populace.

[duforsure]

3. Anything he can use

Like tariffs , he weaponizes them again other countries , and to use against us to reduce all safety net programs with.

[Recursion]

4. Congress has basically abdicated that power to the President for decades now

Congress delegated that power to the White House back in Ike's time or so

[no_hypocrisy]

5. The way that Congress abdicated its duty to declare war, it has abdicated its other

duties to the Executive Branch. It starts with one thing and adds on.

[dsc]

6. This actually dates back to FDR

when Presidents were given authority to negotiate bi partisan reductions in tariffs. Presidents in post WW2 American have had broad tariff powers.

[Vinca]

7. It's the "I Am King" doctrine.

[tanyev]

8. L'tat, c'est moi.

[Mrs. Ted Nancy]

9. I think it is now l'etat de merde, c'est moi.

My french is rusty though.

[muriel_volestrangler]

10. For Mexico, he's using that "national emergency declaration"

and saying he will tell Mexico what to do and when he's happy with it.

the emergency at the Southern Border, I am invoking the authorities granted to me by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Accordingly, starting on June 10, 2019, the United States will impose a 5 percent Tariff on all goods imported from Mexico. If the illegal migration crisis is alleviated through effective actions taken by Mexico, to be determined in our sole discretion and judgment, the Tariffs will be removed.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/statement-president-regarding-emergency-measures-address-border-crisis/

The International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Title II of Pub.L. 95–223, 91 Stat. 1626, enacted October 28, 1977, is a United States federal law authorizing the President to regulate commerce after declaring a national emergency in response to any unusual and extraordinary threat to the United States which has a foreign source.[1]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Emergency_Economic_Powers_Act

It's previously been used in things like the Iran hostage crisis, or after 9/11 to freeze terrorist assets, or against hostile countries. This is the first time a friendly country (neighbour, 3rd largest trading partner, in the middle of ratifying a trade deal) has been treated this way. On the BBC just now, they pointed out this will make every country wonder why bother agreeing anything with the USA, if it'll turn around and shit on you like this.

[captain queeg]

11. Exactly, who would sign anything with that idiot?

Not worth the paper it’s printed on. The same way he has run his businesses.