Supreme Court rejects US tariffs, Vance attacks 'lawlessness' of Court

US President Donald Trump said Friday that the Supreme Court decision declaring his sweeping global tariffs illegal was "deeply disappointing", adding that he was "absolutely ashamed" of "certain members" of the conservative-dominated court who ruled against him. He  accused the country's Supreme Court of being influenced by "foreign interests" after it ruled that his sweeping global tariffs are illegal. "It's my opinion that the court has been swayed by foreign interests," Trump told journalists."They're just being fools and lap dogs for the RINOs and the radical left Democrats," Trump said of the high court majority in an afternoon press briefing, referring to "Republicans in Name Only." "They're very unpatriotic and disloyal to our Constitution."

Trump calls tariff ruling ‘DEEPLY DISAPPOINTING’

‘I’m ASHAMED of certain members of the court, ABSOLUTELY ASHAMED’

Trump congratulates Thomas, Alito, and Kavanaugh for their ‘wisdom’ and ‘love of our country’

Gorsuch and Barrett were not thanked pic.twitter.com/fTY8Kj2bdb

— RT (@RT_com) February 20, 2026

Vice President JD Vance has condemned the Supreme Court decision striking down global tariffs, calling it "lawlessness". "Today, the Supreme Court decided that Congress, despite giving the president the ability to 'regulate imports,' didn't actually mean it," Vance said on X. "This is lawlessness from the Court, plain and simple. And its only effect will be to make it harder for the president to protect American industries," he added.

It was a 6-3 ruling which represents a significant defeat for Trump's coercive global trade policy, which has caused widespread economic uncertainty and alienated allies since he began his second term. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority opinion, stating that the President had exceeded his legal authority.The US Constitution clearly assigns the power to issue taxes and tariffs to Congress, not the President. Roberts noted that any "extraordinary assertion" of such power requires “clear congressional authorisation”, which President Trump did not have. This decision ends the administration's use of a law historically intended for freezing assets or imposing sanctions on enemies, rather than broad trade taxes.Two Supreme Court justices nominated by Trump in his first term, ruled against him in the case. About 6 in 10 Americans said Trump had gone too far on imposing new tariffs on other countries, according to an AP-NORC poll from January.