President Trump made his disappointment in the Republican-appointed Supreme Court Justices clear on Friday after they ruled against his tariff authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).
As The Gateway Punditreported, SCOTUS invalidated Trump’s tariffs under the IEEPA on Friday, but Trump told reporters that the ruling actually confirms his authority to impose tariffs. “I don’t think the court meant that, but it’s the way it is,” he said.
Led by Chief Justice John Roberts, Justices Neil Gorsuch, Amy Coney Barrett, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson blocked the Trump Administration’s tariffs under the Act. Only three of the five Republicans, Justices Samuel Alito, John Clarence Thomas, and Brett Kavanaugh, dissented.
After the high court partially struck down his tariff authority, Trump made a series of Truth Social posts, condemning the justices, and spoke to reporters at a White House press conference.
Trump evenaccusedthe justices of being “swayed by foreign interest and a political movement that is far smaller than people would ever think.”
Still, Trump noted the silver lining,telling reportersthat “we have other ways, numerous other ways” to tariff foreign countries.
“There will no longer be any doubt, and the income coming in and the protection of our companies and country will actually increase because of this decision,” Trumpsaidbefore revealing plans to impose sweeping tariffs under a different law.
Trump later slammed his first-term Supreme Court appointees, Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett, noting that he stood by them “against great opposition,” and that the Democrat appointees would never turn on their own party.
“They vote against the Republicans, and never against themselves, almost every single time, no matter how good a case we have,” Trump said. “At least I didn’t appoint Roberts, who led the effort to allow Foreign Countries that have been ripping us off for years to continue to do so — But we won’t let it happen.”
Trump further noted that his new tariffs “are on their way!”
Source: The Gateway Pundit
