美国财政部长斯科特·贝森特在总统特朗普的紧急关税权力最高法院听证会后表示非常乐观，认为政府的贸易政策将得以维持。他出席了听证会，并与其他官员一同，预计法官将支持特朗普依据《国际紧急经济权力法》（IEEPA）征收关税的权力。对于法院可能要求返还已收关税的问题，他表示届时会处理，并相信不会发生。贝森特认为，尽管存在争议，但关税是保护美国产业并最终实现生产平衡的工具，并批评挑战关税的原告未能理解基本经济学原理。他还强调了关税在应对如芬太尼等“生死攸关”问题上的作用，并表示政府将继续推行“平行繁荣”战略，确保政策惠及普通民众。

✅ 乐观预期：财政部长斯科特·贝森特在最高法院关于特朗普总统紧急关税权力听证会后表示高度乐观，相信政府的贸易政策将得到法院支持，并认为总统依据《国际紧急经济权力法》（IEEPA）征收关税的权力将得以维持。

⚖️ 法律论证：贝森特认为，总统的贸易政策获得了强大的法律支持，并批评挑战关税的原告提出的论点存在根本性缺陷，未能有效阐述其法律依据，甚至被指责不理解基础经济学原理。

💡 关税策略：贝森特将关税比作“正在缩小的冰块”，旨在初期保护美国产业，并在生产和平衡恢复后逐渐减少。他还以芬太尼关税为例，强调了关税在处理“生死攸关”问题上的战略作用，促使中国在相关问题上与美国合作。

📈 经济愿景：“平行繁荣”战略是政府政策的核心，旨在促进“主街”（普通民众）和“华尔街”（金融市场）共同增长。财政部计划通过“提取与教育”活动，让工薪阶层更清晰地看到并感受到特朗普税收改革带来的益处，实现经济成果的普惠共享。

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he left Wednesday's Supreme Court arguments on President Donald Trump’s emergency tariff powers "very optimistic," telling FOX Business' Larry Kudlow he believes the administration’s trade policy will stand. 

Bessent, who attended the hearing alongside Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick and several other dignitaries, said he expects the justices to uphold Trump’s authority to impose tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).

Asked how the administration would return billions in duties already collected if the court struck down the tariffs, he replied, "We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it — and I’m confident we won’t have to."

Speaking to reporters at the White House later in the day, Bessent said he thought the Supreme Court hearing "went very well." 

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"The Solicitor General made a very powerful case for the need for the president to have the power," he said, adding that the opposing attorneys "fell flat on their face." 

Bessent refused to outline a contingency plan if the justices rule against the administration, saying "We’re not going to discuss it now," but said he remains confident the court will uphold the tariffs.

He described tariffs as "a shrinking ice cube," starting high to protect U.S. industry, then melting away as production and balance are restored.

The secretary also mocked the plaintiffs challenging the tariffs, saying they "almost embarrassed themselves" and "clearly didn’t understand foundational economics."

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Bessent cited an exchange from Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who asked whether the plaintiffs were really arguing that a president could impose a 100% embargo, but not a 1% tariff, which Bessent said exposed the weakness of their case.

"Our trading partners have been doing this to us for decades," Bessent added, rejecting the idea that tariffs burden consumers. "If tariffs truly hurt consumer wallets, other countries wouldn’t keep using them."

Bessent also linked the tariff fight to what he called "life-and-death" issues, pointing to the administration’s fentanyl tariffs on China.

"If you want to talk about ‘life-and-death,’ let’s talk about the fentanyl tariffs," he said. "They brought the Chinese to the negotiating table … for the first time, the Chinese have agreed to work with the U.S. on precursor chemicals."

Bessent said the administration will continue connecting trade, tax, and energy policy as part of what he calls "Parallel Prosperity."

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The strategy is designed to help Main Street and Wall Street grow together. He previewed Treasury’s upcoming "extract and educate" campaign to highlight key pieces of Trump’s $2 trillion tax overhaul, telling Kudlow the goal is to ensure "working Americans see and feel the benefits."

"Wall Street has done great for four years," Bessent said. "Now it’s time for Main Street to catch up."