JFK used the same tariff power as Trump but since JFK was a Democrat president, leftist judges never dared to stop their hero, JFK
>The sixth round of GATT multilateral trade negotiations took place between 1964 and 1967. It was named after U.S. President John F. Kennedy in recognition of his support for the reformulation of the United States trade agenda, which resulted in the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. This Act gave the President the widest-ever negotiating authority.
>The Trade Expansion Act of 1962 was a US law that granted the President significant authority to cut tariffs on goods and to negotiate trade agreements. It replaced the Trade Agreements Act of 1934 and was designed to promote economic growth and international trade. Section 232 of the Act, which allows the President to impose tariffs or other trade restrictions based on national security concerns, was later invoked by President Trump to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum
https://x.com/WallStreetMav/status/1927887649571799428
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_Expansion_Act