Senior Congress leader and MP Jairam Ramesh has praised the US Supreme Court while posting on X. He wrote, ‘Salute to the US Supreme Court, which overturned Trump’s entire tariff strategy! This decision is surprising considering its ideological structure. The 6-3 decision is decisive. The American check and balance system is still working.
Hats off to the US Supreme Court for striking down President Trump’s entire tariff strategy! Quite an amazing decision given its ideological composition. A 6-3 verdict is decisive. The American system of checks and balances still seems to be working.
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) February 20, 2026
Why did India abandon the initial strategy: Pawan Kheda
Congress leader Pawan Kheda tweeted on X saying, ‘Haste is the devil’s work.’ The US Supreme Court has canceled Donald Trump’s so-called global tariff. If India had waited just 18 more days, perhaps we would not have found ourselves trapped in a one-sided, anti-India trade deal. Why did PM Modi call Washington late at night on 2 February 2026? Why did India today abandon its initial strategy of waiting for the US Supreme Court’s decision? Is this the revelation of General Manoj Mukund Naravane? Is this the shadow of the Jeffrey Epstein files? Is this a US criminal case related to Gautam Adani? Or is it everything? Today, Congress has been saved because Narendra Modi has compromised.
Trump’s policy put a break after controversies
This decision has come at a time when Trump’s tariff policy was already in controversy. Recently, at the Board of Peace Summit, Trump had claimed that he had stopped the 2025 conflict between India and Pakistan by threatening 200% tariff. But India’s Foreign Ministry rejected this and said that the ceasefire was achieved through direct negotiations between the two countries.
What did the Trump administration say on the Supreme Court’s decision?
The Trump administration has called this decision ‘shameful’. The White House said they would try to reimpose many of the tariffs using other laws. Posting on social media, Trump said, ‘This decision is against American workers. We will keep fighting. Legal experts believe that Trump is not going to abandon his tariff policy and may now try to get Congress’s approval.
What decision has the US Supreme Court given?
The US Supreme Court has completely canceled President Donald Trump’s comprehensive tariff strategy, declaring it unconstitutional. This decision has come with a majority of 6-3, which is being considered a major blow to Trump’s economic agenda. The court said that Trump abused the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), which allows to control some international transactions in a national emergency, but not to impose tariffs on such a large scale.
The decision came on February 20, 2026, when Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority opinion. Justices Amy Coney Barrett, Neil Gorsuch and the court’s three liberal judges agreed with him. The dissenting judges included Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Brett Kavanaugh. The court clarified that a 1977 law like IEEPA does not give the President the power to impose such broad tariffs.
