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

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