{"id":2573230,"date":"2026-02-24T22:55:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T03:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-slams-unfortunate-supreme-court-tariff-ruling-in-front-of-the-justices\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T22:57:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T03:57:42","slug":"trump-slams-unfortunate-supreme-court-tariff-ruling-in-front-of-the-justices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-slams-unfortunate-supreme-court-tariff-ruling-in-front-of-the-justices\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump slams &#8216;unfortunate&#8217; Supreme Court tariff ruling in front of the justices"},"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\">24<\/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%2Ftrump-slams-unfortunate-supreme-court-tariff-ruling-in-front-of-the-justices%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=2573230&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 criticized the Supreme Court\u2019s 6-3 ruling that struck down his broad \u201cLiberation Day\u201d tariffs, delivered as he spoke at the State of the Union. The Court held that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act dose not authorize the president to impose tariffs, limiting a central tool of Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-the-pope-yale-foundations-and-plutocrats-got-corporations-involved-in-politics\/\" title=\"How the Pope, Yale, Foundations, and \u2018Plutocrats\u2019 Got Corporations Involved In Politics\">economic agenda<\/a>. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority opinion, with Justices Elena Kagan and amy Coney Barrett joining; Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote the dissent, warning of serious political consequences and outlining how tariffs could still be pursued under other laws. trump called the ruling \u201ca very unfortunate decision\u201d but argued that most countries and corporations would continue with existing deals and that tariffs could remain in place via option legal paths without congressional action. Four justices were in the House chamber for the address. The article also notes upcoming Supreme Court cases related to birthright citizenship executive orders and the firing of independent agency heads.  <\/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\">Trump slams &lsquo;unfortunate&rsquo; Supreme Court tariff ruling in front of the justices<\/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_2515385\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> took aim at the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"203\">Supreme Court&rsquo;s<\/a> &ldquo;very unfortunate ruling&rdquo; striking down his sweeping &ldquo;Liberation Day&rdquo; tariffs as four of the justices were in the chamber for his <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/state-of-the-union\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"658\">State of the Union<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4409863\/supreme-court-strikes-down-trumps-sweeping-liberation-day-tariffs\/\">ruled 6-3 last Friday<\/a>&nbsp;that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not authorize the president to impose tariffs, striking down the wide-ranging <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tariffs\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"584\">tariffs<\/a> that have been a cornerstone of Trump&rsquo;s economic and foreign relations policy. Three of the six justices who struck down Trump&rsquo;s tariffs were in the House chamber when the president took aim at the ruling, but vowed to continue using tariffs as a key part of his economic agenda through other laws.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4469082\/supreme-court-protects-postal-service-undelivered-mail\/\">Supreme Court protects Postal Service from being sued over intentionally undelivered mail<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4467967\/trump-supreme-justices-rejected-tariffs-union\/\">Trump to come face-to-face with Supreme Court justices who rejected tariffs at State of the Union<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4467310\/supreme-court-declines-take-up-nra-free-speech-case\/\">Supreme Court declines to take up NRA free speech case<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;A very unfortunate ruling, but the good news is that almost all countries and corporations want to keep the deal that they already made &hellip; knowing that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-the-democrats-election-heist-too-big-to-fail\/\" title=\"Is the Democrats\u2019 Election Heist \u2018Too Big to Fail\u2019?\">legal power<\/a> that I as president have to make a new deal could be far worse for them, and therefore they will continue to work along the same successful path that we had negotiated before the Supreme Court&rsquo;s unfortunate involvement,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">From left, Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Elena Kagan, Justice Brett Kavanaugh, and Justice Amy Coney Barrett stand before President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (Kenny Holston\/The New York Times via AP, Pool)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;So despite the disappointing ruling, these powerful country saving &ndash; it&rsquo;s saving our country the kind of money we&rsquo;re taking in &ndash; peace protecting &ndash; many of the wars I settled was because of the threat of tariffs I wouldn&rsquo;t have been able to settle them without &ndash; will remain in place under fully approved and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >tested alternative legal statutes<\/a>,&rdquo; Trump added, added that &ldquo;congressional action will not be necessary.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Four justices were in the House chamber for Trump&rsquo;s first State of the Union address of his second term: Chief Justice John Roberts, along with Justices Elena Kagan, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett. Trump shook hands with all four prior to giving his address. For Trump&rsquo;s joint address to Congress last year, an unofficial State of the Union, the same four justices were in attendance.<\/p>\n<p>Roberts wrote the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4409863\/supreme-court-strikes-down-trumps-sweeping-liberation-day-tariffs\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4409863\/supreme-court-strikes-down-trumps-sweeping-liberation-day-tariffs\/\">majority ruling<\/a> striking down Trump&rsquo;s sweeping tariffs, while Kagan and Barrett were among those who joined the opinion. Kavanaugh <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4465042\/brett-kavanaugh-serious-practical-consequences-supreme-court-trump-tariff-ruling\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4465042\/brett-kavanaugh-serious-practical-consequences-supreme-court-trump-tariff-ruling\/\">penned the dissent<\/a>, which slammed the &ldquo;serious political consequences of the majority ruling and outlined how Trump could still carry out his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scott-bessent-calls-shutdown-a-bigger-story-than-stock-market-shock-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Scott Bessent calls shutdown a bigger story than stock market shock - Washington Examiner\">sweeping tariff agenda<\/a> using other laws. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog\/trump-state-of-the-union-2026-live-updates\/\">LIVE UPDATES: TRUMP DELIVERS 2026 STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Since the ruling, Trump has raged against the six<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aclu-presses-supreme-court-to-end-men-only-draft\/\" title=\"ACLU Presses Supreme Court to End Men-Only Draft\">-justice majority<\/a>, which struck down his tariffs, including saying they should be &ldquo;absolutely ashamed for not having the courage to do what&rsquo;s right for our country.&rdquo; While Trump has been critical of the six justices who struck down his tariffs, he has been <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4465596\/trump-showers-praise-brett-kavanaugh-tariff-dissent\/\">complimentary<\/a> toward Kavanaugh&rsquo;s dissenting opinion.<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court will issue rulings in the coming months in two other pivotal cases for the Trump administration, on his <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3908874\/supreme-court-agrees-hear-challenge-trump-birthright-citizenship-order\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3908874\/supreme-court-agrees-hear-challenge-trump-birthright-citizenship-order\/\">birthright citizenship executive order<\/a> and his <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3908676\/supreme-court-grapples-executive-power-independent-agencies\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3908676\/supreme-court-grapples-executive-power-independent-agencies\/\">firing of independent agency heads<\/a>.<\/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 blasts &#8216;unfortunate&#8217; 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