<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>US President </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/donald-trump" rel="" target="_blank" title="Donald Trump"><span>Donald Trump</span></a><span> has threatened to impose bigger tariffs on countries that "play games" after the Supreme Court dealt him a major policy blow.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The majority of the court ruled that many of Trump's far-reaching import taxes, imposed without the approval of Congress, were unconstitutional.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Trump took to social media overnight to demand other countries abide by tariff deals they may have already struck with the US.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/russia-ukraine-war-fourth-anniversary-staggering-casualty-rates/f86c960c-3369-40f2-b899-95eb70abc33f" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Conflict marks grim milestone with casualties nearing two million</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Any Country that wants to 'play games' with the ridiculous supreme court decision, especially those that have 'Ripped Off' the U.S.A. for years, and even decades, will be met with a much higher Tariff, and worse, than that which they just recently agreed to," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"BUYER BEWARE!!! Thank you for your attention to this matter."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>While US allies, including Australia, have criticised Trump's tariffs as being counter to the ideals of free trade, economic observers have consistently said the burden is chiefly being laid on US consumers, to whom importers pass on the extra costs.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-tariffs-us-president-threatens-countries-for-playing-games/97ab2931-de9a-4ca5-a6b5-ce22a274551d" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/rob-reiner-michele-reiner-deaths-nick-reiner-pleads-not-guilty-murder-us/74fe746b-6c55-4066-be74-53c11741f758" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Rob Reiner's son pleads not guilty to parents' murder</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Despite the Supreme Court's decision, Trump has signalled he'll use his executive power to continue to pressure international trade through tariffs, albeit within stricter limits.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He has since signed an executive order that allows him to bypass Congress and impose a global 10 per cent tariff on imports beginning on Tuesday US time.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>And </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/trump-says-hell-raise-tariffs-to-15-percent-after-supreme-court-ruling/e8d74a73-e7b4-42cb-a4c4-3a36cb66e190" rel="" target="_blank" title="he's said he wants to increase that to 15 per cent"><span>he's said he wants to increase that to 15 per cent</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-arrested-pm-anthony-albanese-throws-support-behind-push-to-remove-former-prince-from-line-of-succession/8efe37b6-5ff5-48ba-aa48-fe1834cc89cd" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Albanese backs push to boot former prince Andrew from royal succession</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>However, those tariffs will expire after 150 days unless Congress decides to approve them, which may be difficult for the White House to achieve as increasingly nervous representatives look to the upcoming midterms.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Meanwhile, a trio of Senate Democrats is calling for the government to start refunding roughly US$175 billion ($248 billion) in tariff revenues.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The justices left the refund question unanswered.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>So what's going to happen to the money the government has already collected in import taxes now declared unlawful?</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>When the smoke clears, trade lawyers say, importers are likely to get money back – eventually. Still, the path to refunds could prove chaotic.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Democrats' proposed bill would require US Customs and Border Protection to issue refunds over the course of 180 days and pay interest on the refunded amount, prioritising refunds to small businesses.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span>With Associated Press.</span></em><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>ticking this box here</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Sign up to</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></em></strong></a></li></ul></div></div>