Vice President JD Vance told Newsmax on Thursday that President Donald Trump has “very broad discretion” when it comes to imposing tariffs after declaring a national emergency.

He also said in an exclusive interview on “Greg Kelly Reports” that he disagrees with a ruling Wednesday by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of International Trade that issued an injunction against the tariffs on most U.S. trading partners because Trump exceeded his constitutional authority.

Earlier in the day, the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia granted an emergency motion to halt the trade court’s injunction, siding with the Trump administration’s argument that halting the injunction during the appeals process is “critical for the country’s national security.”

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