"Trump declared that he was "absolutely ashamed of certain members of the court for not having the courage to do what's right for the country." He condemned these justices as "fools and lapdogs for the RINOs and the radical left Democrats" who are "very unpatriotic and disloyal to our Constitution," adding that "the court has been swayed by foreign interests." And he then singled out Justices Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett, whom he himself appointed, as "an embarrassment to their families.""
"After nearly a year of indulging almost every presidential wish, the Roberts court drew a line. The court's opinion evinces no concern about political backlash or economic ruin. Instead, the majority reflects a kind of serene intellectual indifference toward the consequences of this ruling, with both Gorsuch and Barrett far more interested in an academic debate over statutory construction than the potential for a presidential tantrum that could further destabilize an embattled judicial branch."
President Donald Trump fiercely attacked justices after a 6-3 Supreme Court ruling that blocked his global tariffs. He labeled some justices as "fools and lapdogs," accused the court of being "swayed by foreign interests," and singled out Justices Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett as "an embarrassment to their families," while praising Justice Brett Kavanaugh's dissent. Trump had repeatedly pressured the Court, warning economic ruin without tariffs. The Roberts Court rejected political pressure, issuing a majority opinion that prioritized statutory interpretation and showed indifference to political backlash, with Gorsuch and Barrett focused on academic debates over statutory construction rather than political consequences.
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