President Donald Trump lashed out at Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Neil Gorsuch after they ruled against his sweeping tariff plan.
In the 6–3 opinion released Friday morning, the justices ruled that Trump’s tariffs were not authorized under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
In a Friday evening Truth Social post, Trump wrote: “What happened today with the two United States Supreme Court Justices that I appointed against great opposition, Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett, whether people like it or not, never seems to happen with Democrats.”
“The new TARIFFS, totally tested and accepted as Law, are on their way,” Trump added.
Trump shared the post shortly after he signed off on a new 10 percent global tariff, which will take effect Tuesday at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time and last for 150 days, according to the White House.
Meanwhile, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has demanded that Trump issue an $8.6 billion refund to the state’s residents after his tariffs “wreaked havoc on farmers, enraged our allies, and sent grocery prices through the roof.”
When asked about Pritzker’s letter, White House spokesperson Kush Desai told The Independent: “The immense weight of Illinois’s sky-high taxes and regulations is matched only by JB Pritzker’s own personal bloat.”
“If this slob really cared about delivering economic relief for Illinois, he’d start with his own state government instead of chasing another stupid headline,” he added.
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The Supreme Court struck down Trump's tariffs. Here's what to know
President Donald Trump lashed out at the Supreme Court over its 6-3 decision to strike down his sweeping tariffs.
Here’s what to know
- Trump said Friday he is “ashamed” of the six justices who ruled against him, a group that includes Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett. He went on to call the justices a “disgrace to our nation” and “fools and lapdogs.”
- In contrast, he praised the three conservative members of the court who dissented, singling out Justice Brett Kavanaugh for his “great ability.”
- When asked if the justices who ruled against him would still be invited to the State of the Union, Trump said they would just “barely” be invited.
- Later Friday, Trump signed an executive order imposing a temporary 10 percent global tariff, which will take effect at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time Tuesday and last for 150 days.
Read moreKatie Hawkinson20 February 2026 19:34
What to know about Trump's new global tariff
On Friday evening, President Donald Trump announced that he signed off on a 10 percent global tariff.
“It is my Great Honor to have just signed, from the Oval Office, a Global 10% Tariff on all Countries, which will be effective almost immediately,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
The tariff will take effect at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, February 24, and last for 150 days, according to the White House.
Katie Hawkinson21 February 2026 04:02
Attorney who argued against Trump's tariffs celebrates Supreme Court's ruling
Neal Katyal, the attorney who led the case against President Donald Trump’s tariffs, celebrated the Supreme Court‘s ruling Friday.
“Today, the U.S. Supreme Court stood up for the rule of law and Americans everywhere. Its message was simple: Presidents are powerful, but our Constitution is more powerful still. In America, only Congress can impose taxes on the American people,” he wrote on X.
Katyal later told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins it was notable that two Trump-appointed justices ruled against the president.
“Oftentimes, in these high-profile cases, they're 5-4. This one was 6-3, and notably with two of President Trump's three appointees voting against him,” Katyal said.
Katie Hawkinson21 February 2026 03:39
Gavin Newsom celebrates Supreme Court ruling
California Governor Gavin Newsom celebrated the Supreme Court’s ruling on Trump’s tariffs and said the president needs to “understand…that he is subject to the rule of law.”
“It’s time this guy starts to understand that he cannot operate as an imperial president, that he is subject to the rule of law, coequal branches of government,” Newsom told MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas.
“The only branch of government that seems to be marginally operating — the Supreme Court, I say with an asterisk, but today they seemed to operate — are the courts,” he added.
Katie Hawkinson21 February 2026 03:20
More than 40% of Americans 'strongly approve' of Supreme Court's ruling: poll
About 43 percent of Americans said they “strongly approve” of the Supreme Court’s ruling on President Donald Trump’s tariffs, according to a new poll.
Another 17 percent said they “somewhat approve,” the poll revealed.
Meanwhile, nine percent of Americans said they “somewhat disapprove,” and 14 percent said they “strongly disapprove.”
About 17 percent of Americans said they’re “not sure” whether they approve of the Supreme Court’s ruling.
Katie Hawkinson21 February 2026 03:05
Senator Elizabeth Warren says Trump has 'acknowledged the power of the Supreme Court'
Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat, said President Donald Trump has “acknowledged the power of the Supreme Court” after today’s ruling against his tariffs.
“I don't want to over-read this — the Supreme Court has ducked and bowed and dodged and weaved to avoid crossing Donald Trump, it has been an obscene display over the last year — but they finally sat down, read a statute and said: ‘This is the law and it applies to Donald Trump,’” Warren told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins.
“That is a really important moment. And Donald Trump, for all his temper tantrums, for all his bluster, has acknowledged the power of the Supreme Court,” she added.
Katie Hawkinson21 February 2026 02:53
Senator Adam Schiff responds to Trump's new global tariff
Democratic Senator Adam Schiff has hit out at President Donald Trump, who signed off on a new 10 percent global tariff Friday evening.
“The Supreme Court just said the President illegally bypassed Congress to tax your groceries, housing, medicine, and more with widespread tariffs,” Schiff wrote on X.
“Trump's response? He will find a new way to end run the Congress and tax the American consumer. We won’t let him,” he added.
Katie Hawkinson21 February 2026 02:40
Stephen Miller says Trump's tariffs will be 'expanded' following Supreme Court ruling
Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff for policy and homeland security adviser, called the Supreme Court’s ruling “horrendous” and “cowardly” in an interview with Fox News host Laura Ingraham on Friday night.
Miller went on to say that President Donald Trump will expand his tariff program.
“Here's the good news: the court also affirmed the president has the authority under Section 301, Section 232, Section 122, Section 338, and many other provisions of federal law, that the President can levy tariffs on foreign nations. So his program will not only be fully reconstituted, but it will be expanded,” Miller said.
Katie Hawkinson21 February 2026 02:26
White House shares 'Keep Calm and Tariff On' image
The White House shared an image that reads, “Keep Calm and Tariff On,” just hours after the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs.
Katie Hawkinson21 February 2026 02:10
Trump lashes out at Supreme Court justices who ruled against him
President Donald Trump lashed out at Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett after they ruled against his sweeping tariffs.
Trump appointed both justices during his first term.
“What happened today with the two United States Supreme Court Justices that I appointed against great opposition, Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett, whether people like it or not, never seems to happen with Democrats,” he wrote on Truth Social.
“They vote against the Republicans, and never against themselves, almost every single time, no matter how good a case we have. At least I didn’t appoint Roberts, who led the effort to allow Foreign Countries that have been ripping us off for years to continue to do so — But we won’t let it happen,” he added.
In a separate post, Trump said the Supreme Court justices who ruled against his tariffs “should be ashamed of themselves.”
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