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Ted Cruz: “We've had $133 billion in tariffs imposed already and…”

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

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Cruz Predicts 5–4 Supreme Court Ruling on Trump Tariffs

Published | Video Starts at 07:54

If it were addressing the legal issue in the abstract. Here's why I believe the court is going to allow the tariffs to stay in place. And it's a basic principle of reliance. We've had $133 billion in tariffs imposed already and collected. It has been central to President Trump's foreign policy. And the court institutionally is very reluctant to do something that dramatically upsets the status quo. (07:54–08:00)

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$133 billion in tariffs have been imposed and collected.

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