Stephen Moore, a former economic adviser to President Donald Trump, told Newsmax on Friday the Supreme Court's decision to curb the president's tariff authority will have a mixed impact on consumers.
Moore, co-founder of Unleash Prosperity, has long opposed tariffs.
"I do think that the court has appropriately put restrictions on the president's ability to unilaterally raise taxes and tariffs on the American people," Moore said on "Ed Henry: The Big Take."
He said the court's 6-3 ruling "made it pretty clear that taxes have to start constitutionally in the House of Representatives."
Moore said that while he opposes tariffs and supports free trade, he said Trump used the threat of tariffs to get good trade deals from Canada, China, and Mexico.
"The economic impact is still yet to be determined," Moore said. "One outstanding question is whether the tariffs that were collected, $175 billion, will have to be returned to people.
"The court was kind of mum on that."
Moore said that Trump could justify using the National Emergencies Act to continue to impose tariffs on China.
"It's a national security issue when it comes to China. China is our biggest enemy," Moore said.
"They're like Germany circa 1939," he added. "They're a dangerous country."
"Trump can make the case — and should try to make the case — that China is in a special basket, and that we need to invoke tariffs so that they play by the rules and don't discriminate against American products," Moore said.
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