President Donald Trump announced he will not attend the Supreme Court oral arguments scheduled for Wednesday regarding the legality of his global tariffs.

Trump expressed a desire to attend but declined to avoid causing a distraction during the high-profile hearing.

Driving the news: The arguments focus on whether Trump overstepped his authority under the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose most tariffs.

The big picture: The case is a major test of Trump’s executive power and has been challenged by various businesses and 12 U.S. states. • Trump defended the tariffs as necessary for balancing global trade, enhancing national security, and increasing U.S. revenues. • He stated that tariffs stopped other countries, including China, from taking unfair advantage of

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