{"id":2571944,"date":"2026-02-20T13:21:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T18:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/revealed-trumps-response-to-supreme-court-tariff-decision\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T13:22:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T18:22:37","slug":"revealed-trumps-response-to-supreme-court-tariff-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/revealed-trumps-response-to-supreme-court-tariff-decision\/","title":{"rendered":"Revealed: Trump&#8217;s response to Supreme Court tariff decision"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frevealed-trumps-response-to-supreme-court-tariff-decision%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2571944&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump reacted angrily after the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the president cannot impose tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act without Congress\u2019s approval. The decision came as he spoke at a governors\u2019 meeting at the White House, with CNN reporting that he called the ruling a \u201cdisgrace\u201d and directed strong language at the courts. The article notes this is another setback for Trump\u2019s agenda, even as the Court had previously ruled that the Judiciary Act of 1789 does not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-says-every-nationwide-injunction-to-be-revisited-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... says \u2018every\u2019 nationwide injunction to be revisited - Washington Examiner\">authorize nationwide injunctions<\/a>, a win for the administration in a separate ruling. Trump argues that tariffs are a cornerstone of his economic policy and that he has the right to impose them for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hillbilly-elegy-author-jd-vance-confirms-hes-seriously-considering-senate-run-in-ohio\/\" title=\"\u2018Hillbilly Elegy\u2019 Author JD Vance Confirms He\u2019s Seriously Considering Senate Run In Ohio\">national security reasons<\/a>.The piece also <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >cites broader economic data<\/a>, including a $901.5 billion U.S. trade deficit last year (a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-is-the-most-unpopular-vice-president-in-50-years-polls-show\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris Is The Most Unpopular Vice ... In 50 Years, Polls Show\">small decline<\/a>) and GDP growth of 1.4% annualized, below expectations of about 2.5%.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Revealed: Trump&rsquo;s expletive-laden response to Supreme Court tariff decision<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2511532\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> was incensed when he learned that the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/supreme-court\/\">Supreme Court<\/a> had ruled against some of his tariffs during a meeting with governors at the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/white-house\/\">White House<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He was mad about it,&rdquo; a source familiar told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> on Friday, confirming that the president described the decision as a &ldquo;disgrace&rdquo; before saying, &ldquo;These f***ing courts.&rdquo; The remarks from the president were first reported by CNN.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4465324\/trump-considering-small-iran-strike\/\">Trump &#8216;considering&#8217; small-scale Iran strike as negotiating tactic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4465362\/watch-live-trump-rips-historic-supreme-court-ruling-blocking-tariffs\/\">WATCH LIVE: Trump rips historic Supreme Court ruling blocking tariffs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4464979\/trump-boots-press-white-house-governors-breakfast\/\">Trump boots press from White House governors&#8217; breakfast<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The Supreme Court on Friday ruled 6-3 that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not authorize the president to impose <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tariffs\/\">tariffs<\/a> without approval from<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\"> Congress<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump had used the authority to levy his &ldquo;Liberation Day&rdquo; tariffs and fentanyl-related duties against China, Canada, and Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling is the latest judicial decision that undercut Trump&rsquo;s agenda, though the Supreme Court, which, at the moment, has a conservative majority, did decide last July that the Judiciary Act of 1789 does not authoriz<em>e<\/em> nationwide injunctions, a win for the president.<\/p>\n<p>Friday&rsquo;s decision came after Trump vented about the Supreme Court case during an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-doesnt-know-what-youre-talking-about\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Doesn\u2019t Know What You\u2019re Talking About\">economic address<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/georgia\/\">Georgia<\/a> on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have to wait for this decision,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve been waiting forever, forever, and the language is clear: that I have the right to do it as president. I have the right to put tariffs on, for national security purposes, countries that have been ripping us off for years.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s tariffs have become the cornerstone of the president&rsquo;s economic policies as he and the White House prepare to litigate the issue before this November&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-election\/\">midterm elections<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4461026\/trump-2-record-sparse-black-voter-policy-wins-anti-dei\/\"><strong>TRUMP&rsquo;S SECOND TERM RECORD SHOWS SPARSE BLACK VOTER POLICY WINS IN ANTI-DEI AGE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At the same time, Trump&rsquo;s trip to Georgia coincided with new data on Thursday that found the United States ran a $901.5 billion&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trade\/\">trade<\/a>&nbsp;deficit last year, a slight decrease from 2024 but only by 0.2%, or $2.1 billion, despite the president&rsquo;s&nbsp;tariffs.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, the&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/commerce-department\/\">Commerce Department<\/a> also reported that GDP rose at an annualized rate of 1.4%, below the Dow Jones estimate for a 2.5% gain.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump furious after SCOTUS tariff ruling<\/p>\n<p>Trump reacted angrily to the Supreme Court\u2019s 6\u20133 decision that the president cannot impose tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act without Congress\u2019s approval. He had relied on that authority to push tariffs, including \u201cLiberation Day\u201d duties and fentanyl-related measures on China, Canada, and Mexico. The remarks reportedly came during a White House governors\u2019 breakfast, with the outburst later echoed in Georgia as part of ongoing tariff policy ahead of the midterms. The ruling adds to a string of judicial decisions affecting his agenda, even as U.S. GDP ticked up modestly and the trade deficit remained large<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3007,"featured_media":2571945,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2256802755.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546,33651,538],"tags":[4115,32275,50406,3634],"class_list":["post-2571944","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-response","tag-supreme-court","tag-tariffs-2","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2256802755.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2571944","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3007"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2571944"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2571944\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2571948,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2571944\/revisions\/2571948"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2571945"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2571944"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2571944"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2571944"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}