{"id":2601416,"date":"2026-05-11T18:20:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T22:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-scorches-2-scotus-justices-by-name-democrats-dont-really-need-to-pack-the-court\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T18:22:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T22:22:40","slug":"trump-scorches-2-scotus-justices-by-name-democrats-dont-really-need-to-pack-the-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-scorches-2-scotus-justices-by-name-democrats-dont-really-need-to-pack-the-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Scorches 2 SCOTUS Justices by Name: &#8216;Democrats don&#8217;t really need to &#8220;PACK THE COURT&#8221;&#8216;"},"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\">30<\/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-scorches-2-scotus-justices-by-name-democrats-dont-really-need-to-pack-the-court%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=2601416&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 two Supreme Court justices he appointed-Neil Gorsuch and Amy coney Barrett-arguing that they voted against him in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hawley-proposes-requiring-all-federal-buildings-to-display-in-god-we-trust\/\" title=\"Hawley proposes requiring all federal buildings to display &#039;In God We Trust&#039;\">tariff case<\/a> and may rule against him on birthright citizenship. He claimed the tariff decision could cost the U.S. about $159 billion in collected revenue and suggested that the justices could have prevented that outcome. Trump also argued that Republican appointees are often overly eager to appear \u201cautonomous,\u201d unlike the court\u2019s three liberal justices, whom he said tend to align. He further stated that,with Democrats threatening to \u201cpack the court,\u201d he believes he should consider doing the same,tying the issues together by saying the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservatives-worried-justice-gorsuch-just-set-the-stage-for-an-absurd-birthright-citizenship-ruling\/\" title=\"Conservatives Worried Justice Gorsuch Just Set the Stage for an &#039;Absurd Birthright Citizenship ...&#039;\">birthright citizenship ruling<\/a> would <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >compound economic problems<\/a>.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?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\" ?><html><body><\/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 tore into two of his own Supreme Court appointees Sunday night while commenting that he should consider packing the court to dilute their votes.<\/p>\n<p>In a blistering  post, Trump accused Associate Justices Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett of hurting the country.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-criticizes-supreme-court-justices-name-tariff-ruling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> noted, Trump alluded to the court\u2019s ruling against his administration in February in a case involving tariffs and its impending decision on his opposition to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/conservatives-worried-justice-gorsuch-just-set-stage-absurd-birthright-citizenship-ruling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">birthright citizenship<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI \u2018Love\u2019 Justice Neil Gorsuch!\u201d Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116552659719497289\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a>. \u201cHe\u2019s a really smart and good man, but he voted against me, and our Country, on Tariffs, a devastating move.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump said Barrett had done the same thing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have, likewise, always liked and respected Amy Coney Barrett, but the same thing with her,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey were appointed by me, and yet have hurt our Country so badly!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump with a scathing Truth on Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett for voting to strike down his tariffs and appearing poised to rule against him on birthright citizenship:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey have to do the right thing, but it\u2019s really OK for them to be loyal to the person that appointed\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Iu8Qfe4bGb\">pic.twitter.com\/Iu8Qfe4bGb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 johnny maga (@johnnymaga) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/johnnymaga\/status\/2053606938093449659?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Trump argued that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-supreme-court-rules-6-3-trump-tariffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">6-3 ruling<\/a> against him in the tariffs case could force the United States to repay roughly $159 billion in collected tariff revenue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur Country can only handle so many decisions of that magnitude before it breaks down, and cracks!!!\u201d Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said the justices could have easily protected the country from that outcome.<\/p>\n<p>He then noted that the court\u2019s three liberals are almost always aligned.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, Trump said Republican-appointed justices too often work to prove they are \u201cindependent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRepublican Justices often go out of their way to oppose me, because they want to show how \u2018independent\u2019 or, \u2018above it all,\u2019 they are,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Trump then said that with Democrats consistently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dems-call-abolishing-filibuster-packing-court-report-roe-v-wade-will-overturned\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">threatening<\/a> to pack the court, he should consider doing so in order to save the republic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith certain Republican Nominated Justices that we have on the Supreme Court, the Democrats don\u2019t really need to \u2018PACK THE COURT\u2019 any longer,\u201d Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn fact, I should be the one wanting to PACK THE COURT!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump argued he appointed justices to protect the American people.<\/p>\n<p>The president also tied the tariff ruling to the pending Supreme Court ruling on birthright citizenship.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA negative ruling on Birthright Citizenship, on top of the recent Supreme Court Tariff catastrophe, is not Economically sustainable for the United States of America!\u201d Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: 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