Trump Tirade Targets Justices He Appointed, Calls For Court Packing
Trump’s Sunday Truth Social post criticized Justices Gorsuch and Barrett over a 6-3 tariff ruling, cited a $159 billion cost, urged court packing, and flagged a pending birthright citizenship decision expected by late June or early July.
Western JournalTrump Scorches 2 SCOTUS Justices by Name: 'Democrats don't really need to "PACK THE COURT"'
TownhallTrump Just Went Off on These Supreme Court Justices Over Tariff Ruling
TruthoutTrump Suggests He’ll “PACK THE COURT” in Truth Social Rant Against Justices He Appointed
New York MagazineTrump Posts: Dear Diary, Why Is Supreme Court So Mean to Me?
Overview
President Donald Trump posted a 545-word rant on Truth Social Sunday night naming Justices Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett and saying he should "PACK THE COURT" after their vote against his tariffs.
The post followed a six-to-three Supreme Court ruling in late February that found the administration's use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose tariffs unlawful, which Trump said cost the United States $159 billion.
Chief Justice John Roberts warned that personal attacks on judges are "dangerous" after Trump's public tirade, reflecting concern about attacks on the court's independence.
The six-to-three ruling saw Gorsuch and Barrett join Roberts and liberal justices while Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Brett Kavanaugh dissented, and a Pew Research poll published in February found roughly 60 percent of Americans opposed the tariffs.
The Supreme Court has not yet ruled on Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship, with a decision expected before the end of June or in early July.
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