Donald Trump doubles down on aggressive tariff policy with 15% global tax \u2013 key US politics stories from 21 February 2026 at a glance<\/p>\n
Donald Trump raised the global duty on imports into the US to 15% on Saturday, doubling down on his promise to maintain his aggressive tariff policy a day after the supreme court ruled much of it illegal.<\/p>\n
Trump said on his Truth Social platform that after a thorough review of Friday\u2019s \u201cextraordinarily anti-American decision\u201d by the court to rein in his tariff program, the administration was hiking the import levies \u201cto the fully allowed, and legally tested, 15% level\u201d.<\/p>\n
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