Trump Warns Supreme Court: Undoing Tariffs Would Be “Insurmountable National Security Event”
President Donald Trump issued a sharp caution to the Supreme Court, declaring that overturning his tariff policies would trigger catastrophic consequences for America’s economy and security.
“The U.S. Supreme Court was given the wrong numbers,” Trump posted early Tuesday on Truth Social. “The ‘unwind’ in the event of a negative decision on Tariffs, would be, including investments made, to be made, and return of funds, in excess of 3 Trillion Dollars. It would not be possible to ever make up for that kind of a ‘drubbing.’ That would truly become an insurmountable National Security Event, and devastating to the future of our Country – Possibly non-sustainable!”
The president has repeatedly cautioned the Court against dismantling his trade measures, describing them as vital to protecting American jobs, industry, and national stability. He said that reversing them would wipe out trillions in wealth and unravel years of progress.
Trump also outlined a broader economic vision in his recent posts, highlighting plans to use tariff revenue to support working Americans and reduce the ballooning national debt. “All money left over from the $2000 payments made to low and middle income USA Citizens, from the massive Tariff Income pouring into our Country from foreign countries, which will be substantial, will be used to SUBSTANTIALLY PAY DOWN NATIONAL DEBT,” he wrote Monday. “Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DJT.”
In the same flurry of messages, Trump took aim at critics of his approach, arguing that tariffs have strengthened the U.S. economy, spurred growth, and restored balance to global trade. “People that are against Tariffs are FOOLS!” he wrote. “We are now the Richest, Most Respected Country In the World, With Almost No Inflation, and A Record Stock Market Price. 401k’s are Highest EVER. We are taking in Trillions of Dollars and will soon begin paying down our ENORMOUS DEBT, $37 Trillion. Record Investment in the USA, plants and factories going up all over the place.”
At the center of the legal battle is whether the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act authorizes the president to impose tariffs for national security reasons. U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer represented Trump’s position before the justices last week. Lower courts have repeatedly rejected his interpretation but allowed the tariffs to stay in effect until the Supreme Court issues its ruling.
In another Truth Social post, Trump blasted what he sees as a double standard in trade authority: “So, let’s get this straight??? The President of the United States is allowed (and fully approved by Congress!) to stop ALL TRADE with a Foreign Country (Which is far more onerous than a Tariff!), and LICENSE a Foreign Country, but is not allowed to put a simple Tariff on a Foreign Country, even for purposes of NATIONAL SECURITY. That is NOT what our great Founders had in mind! The whole thing is ridiculous! Other Countries can Tariff us, but we can’t Tariff them??? It is their DREAM!!! Businesses are pouring into the USA ONLY BECAUSE OF TARIFFS. HAS THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT NOT BEEN TOLD THIS??? WHAT THE H— IS GOING ON??? President DJT.”
{Matzav.com}
