Trump Criticizes Appointed Justices Over Tariff Ruling
President Trump expressed sharp criticism toward Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett, both appointed by him, following a 6-3 court decision that blocked his use of emergency powers to impose sweeping tariffs. The ruling determined that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not authorize the president to impose broad import duties. Trump stated the court's decision cost the country hundreds of billions of dollars and said the justices "sicken" him for being "bad for our country." He expressed shame at certain court members for lacking courage to support his tariff agenda. Chief Justice John Roberts recently warned against personal attacks on federal judges, emphasizing the importance of distinguishing between criticizing legal decisions and personally attacking judges themselves.