Supreme Court justices stone-faced in front row as Trump calls their tariff ruling ‘unfortunate’
The Independent • • nation
Key Points:
- President Donald Trump criticized the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling that struck down his broad claim of emergency tariff powers, calling the decision "very unfortunate" during his State of the Union address.
- Trump falsely claimed that foreign countries pay tariffs directly to the U.S., ignoring that tariffs are taxes on importers passed on to American consumers as higher prices.
- Four Supreme Court justices, including Chief Justice John Roberts and three Trump appointees, were present during Trump's remarks but showed no reaction to his criticism.
- The court ruled that Trump could not use the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose tariffs, as the law does not explicitly authorize such import taxes.
- Trump previously accused the justices who ruled
