White House Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett defended President Donald Trump's tariff plan on Sunday. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Hassett's appearance comes after a federal court struck down Trump's tariffs in a ruling last week, only for an appeals court to issue a temporary stay protecting the tariffs during litigation.
The appeals court ruling paused a decision by the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT), thus allowing Trump to continue to enact the 10% baseline tariff and the so-called "reciprocal tariffs" that he announced April 2 under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or IEEPA.
The CIT had ruled unanimously to block the tariffs the day before.
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President Donald Trump holds a chart as he delivers remarks on reciprocal tariffs during an event in the Rose Garden entitled Make America Wealthy Again at the White House in Washington, D.C. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
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For now, the burden of proof shifts to the government, which must convince the court it will suffer "irreparable harm" if the injunction remains in place, a high legal standard the Trump administration must meet.
Fox News' Breanne Deppisch contributed to this report
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