[trustinmenowpls]

That's not even close to true, why has hn turned into reddit?

Congress gave the president the power to impose tariffs about 50 years ago because it was too difficult for them to do it themselves without a bunch of horse trading and politics. Congress could in theory pass a new bill taking the power back but they would need a 2/3 majority to overcome Trump's inevitable veto, there simply aren't that many congress people who disagree with Trumps plan to get that to happen.

[Loughla]

Congress can stop the president. In your words they were the one to give that power to him originally.

If they cared, they could stop him. OP's point still stands, I think.

[heartbreak]

Just FYI you’re agreeing with OP despite accusing them of lying and writing like a Reddit comment.

[strken]

I really appreciated trustinmenow's reply because it added a lot more context for me as a non-American. If your congress offloaded its ability to control tariffs and now requires a supermajority, that's not the same thing as if it requires a simple majority. The in-depth explanation helped me understand the entire chain of comments.

I think that one of the key differences between HN and Reddit is that I can usually rely on HN to give me a lot more of this kind of context, which helps keep arguments specific and interesting.