"O'DONNELL: Mr. Oblivious opened the floor to questions from the White House press corps and he finally got a good question from the White House press corps about tariffs because yesterday the Supreme Court handed White House reporters' questions that even they could understand. And the reporter who asked the question that I'm about to present to you is one of the best, S.V. Date, who actually understood tariffs before the Supreme Court explained them to the White House press corps yesterday."
"His question was, Mr. President, yesterday in the Supreme Court, Chief Justice Roberts said the tariffs are taxes and that they're paid by Americans. He said this pretty clearly, and yet you're saying that this money is rolling in from other countries. How do you square those two? Now, before you listen to Donald Trump's words, I want to warn you there is not even a hint of an answer in what he says."
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments challenging presidential authority to impose broad tariffs under invoked emergency powers. Solicitor General John Sauer faced extensive skepticism from the justices, including those appointed by the president. Chief Justice John Roberts stated that tariffs function as taxes paid by Americans. President Donald Trump responded to reporters by suggesting foreign countries were footing the bill, a claim at odds with the Court's tax characterization. Lawrence O'Donnell criticized the president's answers on television, calling them false and gibberish. Reporter S.V. Date posed a direct question about who ultimately bears the cost of the tariffs.
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