President Donald Trump has criticized two of the justices he appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court for ruling against his signature promise to raise revenue by hiking up tariffs.
The president said he “loves” Neil Gorsuch but went on to hammer him and Amy Coney Barrett for joining the majority ruling in the tariff case in February — and warned them ahead of another ruling expected on a separate pivotal policy.
‘I don’t want loyalty, but I do want and expect it for our Country.’
“I ‘Love’ Justice Neil Gorsuch! He’s a really smart and good man, but he voted against me, and our Country, on Tariffs, a devastating move. How do I reconcile this? So bad, and hurtful to our Country,” the president posted on Truth Social Sunday.
“I have, likewise, always liked and respected Amy Coney Barrett, but the same thing with her,” he added. “They were appointed by me, and yet have hurt our Country so badly! I do not believe they meant to do so, but their decision on Tariffs cost the United States 159 Billion Dollars that we have to pay back to enemies, and people, companies, and Countries, that have been ripping us off for years.”
He went on to lament that the two justices have been disloyal to him despite the fact that he appointed them to the highest court of the land.
“It’s hardly believable!” the president continued. “I don’t want loyalty, but I do want and expect it for our Country.”
Trump then warned the justices that a ruling against his order on birthright citizenship would be economically unsustainable.
“Sometimes decisions have to be allowed to use Good, Strong, Common Sense as a guide,” he wrote. “A negative ruling on Birthright Citizenship, on top of the recent Supreme Court Tariff catastrophe, is not Economically sustainable for the United States of America!”
The Supreme Court is expected to issue an opinion on whether the U.S. will continue to grant birthright citizenship to anyone born within U.S. borders, or if citizenship will be limited to those born from a citizen parent.
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The tariff ruling by the Supreme Court had shut down many but not all of the tariff hikes the president had unilaterally imposed on foreign countries.
In Nov. 2024, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum released a statement warning then-President-elect Trump that tariffs would only lead to job losses and inflation. Less than three months later, Trump, who had since taken office, hit Mexico with a 25% tariff until the illicit drug trade from Mexico ceased.
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