Trump brands Supreme Court's ruling a 'disgrace' after blocking global tariffs

Speaking to reporters at the White House on Friday, the President said the decision was also "deeply disappointing."

He said the US will impose a 10% worldwide tariff in addition to other existing levies, and said he was "ashamed of certain members of the court, absolutely ashamed for not having the courage to do what's right for our country."

Referring to his new proposals, he added: "We have alternatives, and we could take in more money, and be a lot stronger for it."

It comes after the US Supreme Court struck down his sweeping global tariffs earlier in the day in a 6-3 decision, which he previously imposed under an emergency powers law.

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In an attack on the justices who votes against him, he said: "They're against anything that makes America strong, healthy and great again.

"They also are a, frankly disgrace to our nation, those justices, they're an automatic no."

He added: "I won by millions of votes. We won in a landslide. With all the cheating that went on, there was a lot of it, we still won in a landslide too big to rig.

"But these people are obnoxious, ignorant and loud. They’re very loud, and I think certain justices are afraid of that.

"They don’t want to do the right thing. They’re afraid of it."

Announcing his new proposal, he said: "In order to protect our country, a president can actually charge more tariffs than I was charging in the past, period of a year.

"Under the various tariffs authorities, so we can use other of the statutes, other of the tariff authorities, which have also been confirmed and are fully allowed.

"Therefore, effective immediately, all national security tariffs under Section 232 and existing Section 301 tariffs, they’re existing, they’re there, remain in place, fully in place. And in full force.

"Today I will sign an order to impose a 10% global tariff under Section 122, over and above our normal tariffs already being charged.

"We’re also initiating several Section 301 and other investigations to protect our country from unfair trading practises of other countries and companies.'

The high court ruled the International Emergency Economic Powers Act "does not authorise the President to impose tariffs."

The move comes as a major blow to the president who announced the measures last year.

His "Liberation Day" tariffs, revealed in April, included a baseline duty of 10% on all imports to the US and specific further tariffs of 15% to 50% on most countries, many of which were eventually renegotiated and lowered.