[mnehring]

Article 1, Section 8.
The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States; but all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States....

Not within the President's authority.

[presently no screen name]

While you are searching, see if you can find where the authority comes from to hire Commie Czars and who answer to no one but the president.

[4rcane]

if obama can give waivers for his obamacare without any problem, why can’t gop do the same

[Pecos]

But then, neither is the so-called “Executive Order”.

[wizard61]

I think you & others missed the point. It would be a way to highlight the billion dollar waivers Obama grants to his supporters. And, it would be a fun frollic for Trump through the headlines.