Supreme Court Reminds Trump: You’re President, Not Monarch of Tariffs

KEY POINTS

•The US Supreme Court, known for its conservative majority, ruled Trump's sweeping tariffs unlawful on Friday.
•Two of Trump's three Supreme Court appointees unexpectedly opposed his position, signaling a rare break with the president.
•This ruling ends months of court inaction as Trump used tariffs as a tool against various foreign countries.

After a year of Supreme Court watching Trump play constitutional dress-up while ignoring boundaries, the once-loyal court suddenly remembered it has limits. On Friday, the ultra-conservative-heavy bench — which had mostly handed Trump whatever toy he waved around — yanked away his 'bloodied cudgel': sweeping tariffs now ruled unlawful. Two of Trump’s own handpicked justices apparently had a change of heart, breaking ranks like rebellious teenagers at a family reunion. The court’s ruling sharply curbs the presidential tariff tantrums that have battered both foreign 'friends' and 'foes,' proving even in Trump's world, some red lines remain—apparently drawn in legal ink, not tweet length characters.

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When your Supreme Court appointees start ignoring you, it’s like hiring bodyguards who turn into snitches. Trump’s tariff tantrum just got a judicial timeout.

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