Trumpâs Tariff Tantrum vs. Congress: Emergency Funds & Chaos
In a plot twist even soap operas envy, the Trump administration suddenly wants to sprinkle emergency funds like magic dust to cover November Snap benefitsâbecause whatâs democracy without last-minute budget cliffhangers? Meanwhile, the Supreme Court gears up for a lawyer throwdown Wednesday to decide if Trumpâs global tariff party is legal under a 1977 law named IEEPAâapparently written on azure tablets but suspiciously tariff-free. Twelve states are yelling, 'Nope!' since tariffs are basically taxes and Congress owns that remote. The drama unfolds under the poetic banner of ânational emergenciesâ and âextraordinary threatsâ from afar, proving 2025âs political theater is basically The Avengers meets The Apprentice with less logic.
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Trump insists he can tax the world with a 1977 law nobody reads, while emergency funds play hide and seek with SNAP recipients like a reality TV cliffhanger. Spoiler: Congress wasnât invited to this tariff tantrum.
When you mix emergency SNAP funds with global tariffs from a law older than most TikTokers, you get classic Trump: Pandemic Econ meets Monopoly Tax Weekend.
Trumpâs tariff plan is like insisting you can add cheese to someone elseâs pizza because your recipe book is from â77 â and Congress is the cranky delivery guy.
Source: Theguardian | Published: 11/3/2025 | Author: Lucy Campbell (now); Shrai Popat and Yohannes Lowe (earlier)
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