Trump raises U.S. international tariff fee from 10% to fifteen%

President Donald Trump stated on Saturday (February 21, 2026) that he was elevating the worldwide tariff he needs to impose to fifteen%, up from 10% he had introduced a day earlier.

Mr. Trump stated in a social media submit that he was making the choice “Based mostly on a radical, detailed, and full overview of the ridiculous, poorly written, and terribly anti-American resolution on Tariffs issued yesterday,” by the U.S. Supreme Courtroom.

After the court docket dominated he didn’t have the emergency energy to impose many sweeping tariffs, Mr. Trump signed an govt order on Friday night time (February 21, 2026) that enabled him to bypass Congress and impose a ten% tax on imports from world wide. The catch is that these tariffs can be restricted to simply 150 days, except they’re prolonged legislatively.