President Donald Trump lashed out Thursday against a recent court decision that nullified his aggressive tariff policy, condemning the verdict as a blow to executive authority and blasting the judges behind the move as political operatives working in secret.
In a lengthy statement posted on Truth Social, Trump criticized the ruling harshly, asking, “Where do these initial three Judges come from? How is it possible for them to have potentially done such damage to the United States of America? Is it purely a hatred of ‘TRUMP?’ What other reason could it be?”
Trump defended his tariff strategy, asserting that it had already brought massive economic benefits to the U.S. “In this case, it is only because of my successful use of Tariffs that many Trillions of Dollars have already begun pouring into the U.S.A. from other Countries, money that, without these Tariffs, we would not be able to get,” he wrote. “It is the difference between having a rich, prosperous, and successful United States of America, and quite the opposite.”
He didn’t hold back in his critique of the judiciary, calling the judgment “so wrong, and so political,” and voicing hope that the highest court in the land would undo the decision swiftly. “The ruling by the U.S. Court of International Trade is so wrong, and so political! Hopefully, the Supreme Court will reverse this horrible, Country threatening decision, QUICKLY and DECISIVELY.”
The Court of International Trade had determined Wednesday that Trump acted beyond his powers under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act when he issued blanket tariffs—including a 10% tax on numerous nations, 25% on goods from Mexico and Canada, and 20% on Chinese imports—ostensibly in response to the influx of illegal fentanyl.
By Thursday, the administration had secured a temporary block on the ruling from a federal appeals court while it prepares a formal challenge.
Trump expressed outrage over what he views as underhanded efforts to derail his agenda. “Backroom ‘hustlers’ must not be allowed to destroy our Nation!” he declared.
He also pushed back hard against the court’s suggestion that Congress should have oversight of tariff implementation. “The horrific decision stated that I would have to get the approval of Congress for these Tariffs,” he fumed. “In other words, hundreds of politicians would sit around D.C. for weeks, and even months, trying to come to a conclusion as to what to charge other Countries that are treating us unfairly.”
Trump concluded with a stark warning about the implications of the ruling. “If allowed to stand, this would completely destroy Presidential Power — The Presidency would never be the same!”
{Matzav.com}