President Donald Trump raged in usually harsh terms at multiple Supreme Court justices after the court restricted his ability to impose tariffs on Friday, calling members of the court a “disgrace” and the ruling an “embarrassment to their families.”
“The Supreme Court’s ruling on tariffs is deeply disappointing and I’m ashamed of certain members of the court, absolutely ashamed, for not having the courage to do what’s right for our country,” Trump said during a press conference Friday afternoon.
He accused liberal justices of being a “disgrace to our nation,” adding that the deliberative body is “disloyal to our constitution” and “swayed by foreign interests.”
The court ruled 6-3 to strike down some of Trump’s sweeping “emergency” tariffs on U.S. trade partners around the world. Conservative Justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas and Brett Kavanaugh dissented.
“I’d like to thank and congratulate Justices Thomas, Alito and Kavanaugh for their strength and wisdom and love of our country, which is right now very proud of those justices,” Trump said. “When you read the dissenting opinions, there’s no way that anyone can argue against them, there’s no way.”
