Trump's trade adviser says tariffs aren't permanent after court strikes down reciprocal duties

Peter Navarro blasted the 7-4 ruling from a federal appeals court that struck down most of President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs, calling it “weaponized partisan injustice.” He also said the dissent on the court that argued in favor of the tariffs should give the administration a strong case before the Supreme Court.

White House senior counselor for trade and manufacturing Peter Navarro said Sunday that President Donald Trump’s tariffs are not permanent as he sought to undercut a ruling from a federal court that dealt a major blow to the administration’s trade policy.

On Friday night, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled that most of Trump’s so-called reciprocal tariffs on global trading partners are illegal.

That upheld an earlier ruling by the Court of Inte