The Loss That Wasn't

On Friday the Supreme Court ruled on how Trump used emergency powers for his Tarriff policy. They said no. The Administration was ready.

President Trump will always put America’s national security and Americans first. And as I have said before, the President has multiple tools in his toolbox.

Let’s be clear: the Court did not rule against this Administration’s tariffs. It only said IEEPA can’t be used to raise… pic.twitter.com/y7b9X0Xfkl

— Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (@SecScottBessent) February 20, 2026

The Administration was ready for this. Did you bother to consider why if they were so confident on the powers they used?

Consider this from Trump's point of view. He has information that you don't, and he has acumen that you don't. He's well aware that using the emergency powers was the weakest option, but this was also the means by which Globohomo-aligned figures pushed through things that brought on and accelerated the decline.

Now that's off the table, not just for Trump but for every President after him.

As the Treasury Secretary says, there are other options--stronger options--to achieve the same ends. They had this prepared well in advance, knowing that striking down the emergency powers was possible- even likely. The enemy had to expend capital that they can no longer readily replenish, or easily replenish, to achieve this outcome. Meanwhile, like Rome in its strength, Trump rolls out the stronger backup and keeps on going as if nothing happened.

That is not a loss. That is inflicting a Pyhrric Victory on the enemy. When they see the tarriffs not go away, but only reconfigure, they'll recognize the reality before them.

This is Trump's Art of the Deal in action; he sets up the negotation so that he walks away getting what he wants either way, even if he prefers one over the other. Too many of you don't bother to read his playbook when it's freely available online. This is why he consistently wins; no one reads his own manual.

So no, the tariffs aren't going anywhere. The economic restoration of the American System is going to continue. There is no going back to Globohomo Supremacy.

Empire is falling.