{"id":2571949,"date":"2026-02-20T13:28:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T18:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-trump-reportedly-rips-supreme-court-tariff-ruling-as-a-disgrace-he-has-plan-b\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T13:30:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T18:30:52","slug":"breaking-trump-reportedly-rips-supreme-court-tariff-ruling-as-a-disgrace-he-has-plan-b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-trump-reportedly-rips-supreme-court-tariff-ruling-as-a-disgrace-he-has-plan-b\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Trump Reportedly Rips Supreme Court Tariff Ruling as a &#8216;Disgrace&#8217; \u2013 He Has Plan B"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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%2Fbreaking-trump-reportedly-rips-supreme-court-tariff-ruling-as-a-disgrace-he-has-plan-b%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=2571949&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>Teh Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that president Trump\u2019s tariffs imposed under the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act were not authorized by that law. chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority opinion, which was joined by Associate Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Neil Gorsuch as well as the court\u2019s three liberal justices. The decision holds that IEEPA does not authorize the President to impose tariffs. <\/p>\n<p>Dissenting were Justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, and Brett Kavanaugh. Kavanaugh\u2019s dissent suggested ther could be ways to impose tariffs despite the ruling, indicating there might be a workaround or future avenues for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-cabinet-is-not-just-stacked-with-yes-men\/\" title=\"...&#039;s Cabinet is not just stacked with &#039;yes men&#039;\">tariff actions<\/a>.President Trump reacted by calling the decision a \u201cdisgrace\u201d and signaling he has a backup plan, reportedly discussing the matter during a White House breakfast with governors. The coverage notes accompanying commentary from reporters such as Kaitlan Collins. the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >ruling narrows presidential tariff powers<\/a> under IEEPA.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump reacted Friday morning after the Supreme Court struck down his global tariffs in a 6-3 ruling.<\/p>\n<p>Trump reportedly described the ruling as a &ldquo;disgrace&rdquo; and signaled he has a backup plan.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-supreme-court-rules-6-3-trump-tariffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The court&rsquo;s decision<\/a> targeted tariffs that Trump has imposed this past year under the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act.<\/p>\n<p>The majority ruled the law &ldquo;does not authorize the President to impose tariffs,&rdquo; according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/editor-daily-rundown-unprecedented-supreme-court-leak-signals-end-of-roe-v-wade\/\" title=\"Editor Daily Rundown: Unprecedented Supreme Court Leak Signals End Of Roe V. Wade\">majority opinion written<\/a> by Chief Justice John Roberts.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">President Trump&rsquo;s claim that a decades-old law gives him the power to unilaterally impose tariffs &ldquo;falls short&rdquo; of the high legal bar needed to justify the sweeping tariffs, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in a 6-3 majority opinion. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QGkf5iXBit\">https:\/\/t.co\/QGkf5iXBit<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NFTZ1hpWdq\">pic.twitter.com\/NFTZ1hpWdq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ABC News (@ABC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ABC\/status\/2024878449781838145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Associate Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Neil Gorsuch joined Roberts and the court&rsquo;s three liberal justices.<\/p>\n<p>Justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, and Brett Kavanaugh dissented.<\/p>\n<p>Trump addressed the ruling during a White House breakfast with governors, according to a report after the ruling was made public.<\/p>\n<p>According to CNN&rsquo;s Kaitlan Collins, Trump went after the court.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;News: President Trump commented on the Supreme Court ruling striking down his tariffs while inside the White House breakfast with governors this morning, calling it a &lsquo;disgrace,&rsquo; I&rsquo;m told,&rdquo; she posted on X.<\/p>\n<p>Collins concluded, &ldquo;He told those gathered that he has a backup plan.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">News: President Trump commented on the Supreme Court ruling striking down his tariffs while inside the White House breakfast with governors this morning, calling it a &#8220;disgrace,&#8221; I&#8217;m told. He told those gathered that he has a backup plan.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kaitlancollins\/status\/2024868731264888882?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The president did not immediately release a statement on the issue.<\/p>\n<p>In his dissenting opinion, Kavanaugh appeared to signal there was a workaround to the ruling for Trump.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kavanaugh points out that even if today&#8217;s mess of a ruling creates all sorts of chaos for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/el-salvadors-nayib-bukele-arrives-in-dc-ahead-of-white-house-visit-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"El Salvador&#039;s Nayib Bukele arrives in DC ahead of White House visit - Washington Examiner\">previously imposed tariffs<\/a>, Trump has many other options for imposing tariffs going forward. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Rdw2ab4o1G\">pic.twitter.com\/Rdw2ab4o1G<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mollie (@MZHemingway) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MZHemingway\/status\/2024870986672148921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Citing &ldquo;numerous avenues to impose tariffs, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-gives-scotus-chance-to-make-fed-agencies-accountable\/\" title=\"... Gives SCOTUS Chance To Make Fed Agencies Accountable\">associate justice wrote<\/a>, &ldquo;Although I firmly disagree with the Court&rsquo;s holding today, the decision might not substantially constrain a President&rsquo;s ability to order tariffs going forward.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The court\u2019s majority struck down tariffs imposed this year under the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act, ruling that the law does not authorize the president to impose tariffs and that Trump\u2019s claim of authority under a decades-old statute falls short of the legal standard needed to justify such sweeping measures, per Chief Justice John Roberts. Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Neil Gorsuch joined Roberts and the court\u2019s three liberal justices, while Justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, and Brett Kavanaugh dissented. Trump reportedly spoke about the ruling during a White House breakfast with governors, with CNN noting he criticized the Court and mentioned a backup plan. The White House did not immediately issue a statement. In his dissent, Justice Kavanaugh signaled there may be ways to circumvent the ruling in the future, arguing that despite disagreeing with the Court, the decision might not significantly limit the president\u2019s ability to order tariffs going forward<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2571950,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/trump-for-tariffs-for-feb.-20-2026.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32327,32275,50406,3634],"class_list":["post-2571949","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-breaking-news","tag-supreme-court","tag-tariffs-2","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/trump-for-tariffs-for-feb.-20-2026.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2571949","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2571949"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2571949\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2571957,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2571949\/revisions\/2571957"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2571950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2571949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2571949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2571949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}