Trump unloads on Supreme Court after twin setbacks: ‘They’ve cost us trillions and trillions!’

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President Trump lashed out at the Supreme Court Wednesday night, saying its recent rulings on tariffs and birthright citizenship have cost America “TRILLIONS AND TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS” in lost revenue and prestige.
The comments come after two major legal defeats: the Court struck down Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff authority and rejected his executive order limiting birthright citizenship, reaffirming long-standing constitutional protections.
The rulings represent two of the biggest judicial setbacks of Trump’s second term and highlight growing tensions between the White House and a Supreme Court that has not always sided with the president despite its conservative majority.

TRUMP BLASTS SUPREME COURT AFTER MAJOR LOSSES: “THEY’VE COST US TRILLIONS”

President Donald Trump is turning up the heat on the nation’s highest court after two of its biggest decisions this year dealt major blows to key pillars of his agenda.

In a fiery Truth Social post Wednesday evening, Trump accused the Supreme Court of inflicting enormous financial damage on the country by striking down his tariff policy and rejecting his executive order on birthright citizenship.

“Does anybody have any idea how much Money and Prestige the United States Supreme Court has cost our Nation with their negative Rulings on Birthright Citizenship and TARIFFS?” Trump wrote.

“The answer, TRILLIONS AND TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS!“

The comments come just weeks after the Court ruled that Trump’s sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs exceeded his legal authority, a decision that forced the administration to halt collection of many import duties and raised the prospect of billions in refunds to affected businesses. The White House has vowed to pursue alternative legal avenues for implementing portions of its trade agenda.

The president has also remained frustrated by the Court’s June decision rejecting his executive order that sought to deny automatic citizenship to children born in the United States to parents who are in the country illegally or temporarily.

In a 6-3 decision, the justices reaffirmed the traditional understanding of the 14th Amendment, concluding that nearly everyone born on American soil is entitled to U.S. citizenship. Chief Justice John Roberts joined Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Amy Coney Barrett and Ketanji Brown Jackson in the majority. Justice Brett Kavanaugh concurred separately on statutory grounds, while Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch dissented.

Earlier this month, Trump vowed to seek a rehearing of the birthright citizenship case. But this week, the deadline passed without the administration filing such a petition, effectively ending that avenue of appeal. Rehearings at the Supreme Court are extraordinarily rare.

The White House has instead suggested Congress could pursue legislation addressing birthright citizenship, although many constitutional scholars argue a constitutional amendment would likely be required to alter the Court’s interpretation of the 14th Amendment.

Trump’s criticism marks one of his sharpest rebukes yet of a Court shaped in significant part by his own judicial appointments. While the administration has prevailed in numerous emergency appeals involving executive authority and immigration enforcement, the tariff and birthright citizenship rulings represent high-profile exceptions that have frustrated the president.

Reaction to Trump’s latest comments quickly divided along familiar political lines. Supporters argued the Court underestimated the economic leverage tariffs provide in trade negotiations and ignored what they see as the modern realities of illegal immigration. Critics countered that the justices were simply enforcing constitutional limits on presidential authority, regardless of who occupies the Oval Office.

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