Macron says US Supreme Court tariff ruling shows it is good to have counterweights to power in democracies

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to members of the media as he attends the opening day and inauguration of the 62nd International Agricultural Fair (Salon de l'Agriculture) at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, France, February 21, 2026. REUTERS/Manon Cruz/Pool

PARIS, Feb 21 (Reuters) - ⁠French President Emmanuel Macron said on ⁠Saturday that the U.S. Supreme Court ‌ruling on President Donald Trump's trade tariffs shows that it is good to have counterweights to power ​and the rule of law ⁠in democracies.

"It is ⁠not bad to have a Supreme Court and, ⁠therefore, ‌the rule of law," he said at the annual agricultural ⁠salon in Paris, in response to a ​question about ‌Friday's ruling by the U.S. Supreme ⁠Court that ​tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump under an economic emergency law were illegal.