The US President's defeat at the Supreme Court on tariff policy does not affect the individual trade agreements that Washington has already signed.

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer asserted that President Donald Trump's legal defeat before the Supreme Court regarding tariff policies would not shake the individual trade agreements that the Washington administration has already signed with its partners.

Speaking on CBS's "Face the Nation" program on February 22, Greer emphasized that agreements the U.S. administration has reached with China, the European Union (EU), South Korea, and other partners remain in effect. He also clarified the difference between these existing agreements and the 15% global tariff plan that President Trump announced on Saturday.

"We want our partners to understand that these are mutually beneficial agreements," Greer stated. "We will protect these agreements and expect our partners to do the same."

The Supreme Court's ruling rejecting the president's emergency powers to impose tariffs comes just ahead of Trump's planned visit to China next month.

Trade Representative Greer suggested that alternative U.S. trade tools—including investigations into other countries' trade practices—would continue to provide the necessary leverage for Washington.

Mr. Greer further noted: "We have imposed similar tariffs on China and investigations are ongoing." President Trump is scheduled to hold talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping during his visit beginning on March 31st.

In an interview on Fox News that same day, Greer reiterated that the U.S. is maintaining an average tariff of 40% on Chinese goods without relying on the emergency law that was recently rejected by the court.

Nevertheless, Trump's trade approach – which has been largely invalidated by the Supreme Court – has provoked strong reactions from trading partners globally, including the EU. The head of the European Parliament's trade committee said on the same day that he would propose freezing the ratification process of the trade agreement with the US until he receives details of the new trade policy from the Trump administration.

To reassure international public opinion, Mr. Greer said he had spoken with his EU counterpart over the weekend and would continue discussions with officials from several other key trading partners.

Source: VTV

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