during his monthly news conference<\/a>, at which he reported a 12% cargo dip last month compared to January 2025 \u2014 said, \u201cU.S. trade policy continues to keep everyone on edge.\u201d<\/p>\nSeroka\u2019s guest this month was economist Chad Brown, a leading authority on tariffs and trade policy impacts, who said cargo this year faces uncertainty.<\/p>\n
Tariffs under the current administration have been unpredictable, he said, and they are \u201csomething that even economists are trying to figure out.\u201d<\/p>\n
Through the first eight to nine months of tariffs, Brown said, \u201calmost 100% of the tariffs are being paid for by \u2018somebody\u2019 in the U.S.,\u201d though he added that doesn\u2019t always filter through directly to sticker prices being paid by consumers.<\/p>\n
Now that the Supreme Court has shot down many of the tariffs the Trump administration had imposed, the next question is what will happen \u2014 if anything \u2014 with the money already collected.<\/p>\n
\u201cClear and consistent trade policy,\u201d French said in his statement, \u201cis essential for economic growth, creating jobs and opportunities for American families. We urge the lower court to ensure a seamless process to refund the tariffs to U.S. importers. The refunds will serve as an economic boost and allow companies to reinvest in their operations, their employees and their customers.\u201d<\/p>\n
Paul Granillo, president and CEO of the Inland Empire Economic Partnership \u2014 noting significant growth and economic mobility \u2014 said the high court ruling will also impact manufacturers. Because of Trump\u2019s tariffs, he said, those manufacturers were paying billions and forced to reckon where they had been doing business.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe ruling has been expected because it affects imports,\u201d Granillo said, adding that \u201c42% of all imported goods that come into the U.S. come through our L.A. ports, and it affects the manufacturing we have here.\u201d<\/p>\n
Even with bustling shipping ports and warehouses busier than ever, tariffs have \u201cfrom the beginning, put a lot of uncertainty and instability\u201d on the whole industry, Granillo said. While some companies chose to eat up extra costs, others have tacked them directly onto consumers \u2014 adding to the \u201caffordability crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n
Economics and trade industry experts, meanwhile, weren\u2019t the only ones who reacted swiftly to the court\u2019s ruling.<\/p>\n
U.S. Rep. Laura Friedman, D-Glendale, for example, announced Friday that she is helping to lead new federal legislation that would \u201cguarantee automatic refunds to small businesses that were impacted by the Trump Administration\u2019s tariffs.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Long Beach, criticized the president for causing \u201cchaos\u201d with this tariff policies.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Supreme Court has made it clear that these tariffs are illegal and harming consumers,\u201d said Garcia, who co-chairs the Congressional Ports Opportunity, Renewal, Trade and Security Caucus. \u201cIt\u2019s time to move forward and bring costs down for families.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cPresident Trump\u2019s global tariffs were illegal from the start,\u201d said Rep. Linda S\u00e1nchez, D-Whittier, the ranking member on the Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee, also said the president\u2019s tariffs were always illegal, though she also cautioned that his \u201cobsession with tariffs won\u2019t go away.\u201d<\/p>\n
Trump, for his part, scoffed at the Supreme Court\u2019s ruling \u2014 and seemed determined to continue imposing tariffs.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t have to,\u201d Trump said when asked why wouldn\u2019t he just work with lawmakers on tariffs. \u201cI have the right to do tariffs, and I\u2019ve always had the right to do tariffs.\u201d<\/p>\n
Trump said he would impose a 10% global tariff, though they would be temporary \u2014 lasting 150 days unless extended by Congress.<\/p>\n
Rep. Young Kim, R-Anaheim Hills, did not say whether she agreed with the Supreme Court\u2019s ruling, but did acknowledge its legitimacy, while also confirming her support for the president\u2019s policies.<\/p>\n
\u201cI respect the authority of the Supreme Court and its role in interpreting the law,\u201d Kim said. \u201cI will continue working with President Trump to put America first, strengthen our economy, protect American workers and critical industries, and crack down on countries that are ripping us off.\u201d<\/p>\n
Whether Congress as a whole would extend the new temporary tariffs \u2014 if that\u2019s the route the administration chooses to take \u2014 remains to be seem.<\/p>\n
But it\u2019s unlikely there would be any support from the minority party.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom the beginning, Democrats have been calling out this administration for illegally sidestepping Congress in order to execute this disastrous trade policy that has been hurting hardworking families,\u201d said House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar, of Redlands. \u201cUnfortunately, House Republicans have stood in the way at every turn.\u201d<\/p>\n
Staff writers Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Linh Tat and Allyson Vergara, as well as the Associated Press, contributed to this report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Supreme Court ruling striking down many of the Trump administration\u2019s tariffs brought swift and sometimes divided reactions…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":186816,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[7,1647,3172,610,131,133,132,47,137,100,1438,8633,8634,612,14291,5518,7611,1439,8636],"class_list":{"0":"post-186815","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-long-beach","8":"tag-california","9":"tag-downtown-los-angeles","10":"tag-harbor-area","11":"tag-inland-empire","12":"tag-long-beach","13":"tag-long-beach-headlines","14":"tag-long-beach-news","15":"tag-los-angeles","16":"tag-los-angeles-county","17":"tag-news","18":"tag-port-of-los-angeles","19":"tag-redlands","20":"tag-riverside","21":"tag-riverside-county","22":"tag-san-bernardino","23":"tag-san-bernardino-county","24":"tag-san-fernando-valley","25":"tag-san-pedro","26":"tag-whittier"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=186815"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186815\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/186816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=186815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=186815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=186815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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