India, Nov. 6 -- President Donald Trump has warned that if the Supreme Court overturns the tariffs he imposed this year on nearly every country, the United States could become " defenceless " and possibly " reduced to almost Third World status. "

His reaction came after justices at the US Supreme Court questioned Trump's use of an emergency-powers law to collect tens of billions of dollars in tariffs.

Three conservative justices raised questions about whether an emergency law gives Trump "near-limitless power" to set and change duties on imports. The court has a 6-3 conservative majority.

According to the Associated Press, Trump will still have options to continue taxing imports aggressively even if the Supreme Court rules against him....