Overview

• On May 29, an appeals court stayed a May 28 decision by the U.S. Court of International Trade that had struck down most of Trump’s tariffs.
• Cobb referred to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt as “creepy Karoline” and said Americans don’t take her seriously on substantive issues.
• He challenged Leavitt’s assertion that judges should play no role in trade disputes, noting courts are merely assessing statutory delegation of powers.
• Cobb argued that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act has never justified broad tariffs and likely does not authorize Trump’s sweeping measures.
• He described Trump’s defense of the tariffs as that of a “wounded narcissist” who struggles to accept criticism.