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Ted Cruz: “Free trade has produced far better economic growth.”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

Cruz Predicts 5–4 Supreme Court Ruling on Trump Tariffs

Published February 11, 2026 | Video Starts at 11:02

It would mean the United States produces goods, but mostly sells them to America and doesn't sell them to the world. I believe between the two, that Free trade has produced far better economic growth. Now, I'm going to give you the caveat and where Trump has changed my mind. (11:02–11:06)

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Free trade has resulted in better economic growth compared to protectionism.

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“IA pa, which is a statute Congress has passed, has given the President the authority to declare an emergency.”
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“The question is, does the power to regulate imports include the power to impose tariffs?”
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“Historically, tariffs have been a traditional tool for regulating imports and international trade.”
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“Tariffs are literally taxes, their duties. It's the oldest and most classic taxation.”
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“The non delegation principle says it limits how much Congress can transfer its own lawmaking authority to the executive branch.”
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“The major questions doctrine says it focuses on statutory clarity.”
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“When the executive branch claims authority to take an action of vast economic or political significance, courts require a clear and Specific…”
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“Every decision President Trump is making, every policy he's putting in place, results in a lawsuit.”
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“The US Supreme Court is going to uphold President Trump's imposition of tariffs.”
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“We've had $133 billion in tariffs imposed already and collected.”
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“Foreign policy under the Constitution is given principally to the president.”
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“Every president that comes into power, you're going to have lawsuits challenging what they're doing.”
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“Free trade is good for America. I think it generates jobs, I think it generates economic growth.”
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“The threat of tariffs or the temporary imposition of tariffs is one of, if not the most potent diplomatic and negotiating tool the President…”
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“A lot of foreign countries have what are called non tariff barriers.”
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“If we have a world where America has very high tariffs and all our trading partners have very high tariffs, I think that's going to hurt…”
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“Our trading partners [are] rushing to America saying we want to slash our tariffs and open our markets to American goods.”
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“The non delegation doctrine is a very important constitutional limitation on Congress giving too much power to the executive.”
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“Justice Kagan, the three liberals are going to vote against Trump no matter what, in any circumstance.”
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“The major questions doctrine is a big conservative principle that limits the power of the executive branch.”
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“The President has enormous flexibility when it comes to foreign affairs.”
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“Non delegation concerns have less force where Congress is empowering the President in foreign affairs.”
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“There's a long tradition of broad delegations over foreign commerce going back to the founding.”
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“Historically, weren't tariffs one of the primary ways Congress regulated foreign commerce?”
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“Non delegation is a modern doctrine.”
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“We have in a lot of big cases, a 6, 3 divide.”
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“I'm going to predict we're going to lose one. I don't know which, but I think we will lose in all likelihood, either Gorsuch or Barrett.”
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“I'm going to predict that Chief Justice Roberts votes to uphold the tariffs, and I'm going to predict that he writes the majority opinion.”
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“The Biden administration would do nothing to force Mexico to comply with the treaty.”
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“President Trump, at my urging, threatened tariffs against Mexico, and Mexico immediately complied.”
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“Section 232 of the Trade Expansion act of 1962... allows tariffs on imports threatening national security.”
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“Section 201 of the Trade act of 1974... permits temporary, quote, safeguard tariffs to protect domestic industries from serious injury…”
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