🚨 BREAKING
US CUSTOMS WILL STOP COLLECTING TRUMP TARIFFS STARTING FEBRUARY 24.
THE CHAOS STARTS NOW… pic.twitter.com/ItgUSfteAr
— Wimar.X (@DefiWimar) February 23, 2026
Factcheck: Yes, per official U.S. Customs & Border Protection announcement (CSMS #67834313, Feb 22): They will stop collecting the IEEPA-based Trump tariffs (specific EOs on borders, China, Venezuela, reciprocal trade, etc.) at 12:00 a.m. ET on Feb 24, 2026, after SCOTUS ruled them illegal Feb 20. Other tariffs (e.g., Section 232/301) continue; new global ones start same day under different authority. No “chaos” confirmed—just a legal switch.
Trump has already reacted decisively: He terminated the struck-down IEEPA tariffs via executive order and immediately imposed a new 15% global import surcharge under Section 122 of the Trade Act (effective Feb 24, matching the halt). Other tariffs (Section 232/301) continue unaffected. This pivots policy without missing a beat on his trade goals. No chaos—just adaptation.
TRUMP’S TARIFF GAMBLE FACES DOUBTS
Donald Trump has introduced new global tariffs, arguing the U.S. faces a serious balance-of-payments crisis. But many economists and markets see no such emergency, raising doubts about his justification.
The tariffs—set at 10% then raised to… pic.twitter.com/B3aYC9SlJo
— *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaone) February 22, 2026
SENATE DEMOCRATS TO BLOCK TRUMP’S PROPOSED EXTENSION OF TARIFFS
Congressional Democrats say they won’t let President Donald Trump’s new 15% global tariffs last longer than 150 days, creating another roadblock for the White House in the wake of a bruising Supreme Court defeat.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York, said Feb. 23 that Senate Democrats will block any potential efforts this summer to extend the import taxes, which the president swiftly imposed after the high court struck down his sweeping emergency tariffs.
“Democrats will not go along with furthering Trump’s economic carnage,” Schumer said in a statement.