"Unsurprisingly, President Trump did not react well to the U.S. Supreme Court decision invalidating much of his tariff agenda as an unconstitutional power grab. First, there were reports about how he initially took the news: CNN: Apparently the breakfast had been going well. Then Trump became enraged. He started ranting about the decision, not only calling it a disgrace, but started attacking the courts at one point saying: these f'ing courts pic.twitter.com/p7aR2LiXVV- Acyn (@Acyn) February 20, 2026"
"Trump subsequently fired off two long Truth Social posts deploring the decision, then held a rambling press conference in which he strongly suggested that his SCOTUS appointees Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett were traitors for joining the 6-3 majority invalidating the tariffs. The president also announced some new tariffs based on different statutes than the one addressed by SCOTUS, and we'll have to wait to see how that works out from a legal point of view."
The Supreme Court invalidated much of President Trump's tariff agenda as an unconstitutional use of executive power. Trump reacted angrily, ranting at breakfast, posting on Truth Social, and accusing his own Supreme Court appointees of betrayal during a disordered press conference. The administration announced new tariffs under different statutory authority while legal uncertainty persists. Business leaders, traditional conservatives, and GOP insiders expressed relief, viewing tariffs as economically harmful and politically damaging. Polling showed weak public support for Trump's trade management, with a Silver Bulletin average near 39.3 percent approval versus 55.7 percent disapproval and a Pew survey indicating roughly 60 percent disapproval on related questions.
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