National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett stated on Friday that the White House is prepared to utilize alternative strategies if the Supreme Court opposes President Donald Trump's application of emergency powers for imposing broad tariffs.
During an interview on CNBC's "Squawk on the Street," Hassett referred to a White House discussion about potential next steps if the Supreme Court rules against Trump's use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) for tariffs. "There was a big call last night with all the principals to talk about if the Supreme Court were to rule against this IEEPA tariff, what would the next step be?" he said.
Hassett emphasized that several other legal options are available to replicate deals made with other countries quickly. "There are a lot of other legal authorities that can reproduce the deals that we've made with other countries, and can do so basically immediately. And so our expectation is that we're going to win, and if we don't win, then we know that we've got other tools that we could use that get us to the same place," he stated.