President Donald Trump attacked Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Neil Gorsuch on Truth Social late Sunday, lamenting them striking down his tariffs and pressuring them to rule in his favor on restricting birthright citizenship—claiming the justices have “hurt our country” despite warnings from Chief Justice John Roberts that such attacks are dangerous.
President Donald Trump shakes hands with now-Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch in East Room of the White House on Jan. 31, 2017.
Trump said Gorsuch and Barrett, whom he appointed to the bench, “have hurt our Country so badly” by ruling against him on his sweeping tariff policy, after the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 the tariffs were unlawfully imposed.
The Trump administration has begun refunding businesses an estimated $166 billion for the tariffs they paid.
Trump questioned why Gorsuch and Barrett “have shown so little respect to our Country, and its people” by ruling against him on tariffs, suggesting they should “be loyal to the person that appointed them” to the court.
