Photograph: Annabelle Gordon/BloombergThe ruling by the United States supreme court that president Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs were illegal will not unravel deals done with trading partners like the European Union, according to the US trade representative Jamieson Greer. His remarks come amid huge uncertainty over trade deals with the US as Trump responded angrily to the court’s decision. The US struck trade deals with the EU, China and others since Trump’s so-called “liberation day” tariffs were first announced last April. [ US supreme court has struck down Trump tariffs. A European Commission statement on Sunday said that it “requests full clarity on the steps the United States intends to take” following the supreme court ruling.

Source: The Irish Times February 22, 2026 21:10 UTC