President Donald Trump began his address by calling the Supreme Court’s decision, which ruled that his sweeping emergency tariffs are illegal, “deeply disappointing.”
- “Ashamed” of justices: Trump said he is “ashamed” of the Supreme Court justices — some of whom he appointed — who ruled against his tariffs. “I’m ashamed of certain members of the court, absolutely ashamed, for not having the courage to do what’s right for our country,” the president said. “They also are a, frankly, disgrace to our nation.”
- Praise for dissenters: The president thanked and congratulated justices Thomas Alito and Kavanaugh for their “strength and wisdom and love of our country,” saying, “when you read the dissenting opinions, there is no way that anyone can argue against them.”
- New global tariff: Trump said he is immediately going to enact a 10% global tariff under a trade law known as Section 122. Unlike the prior tariffs Trump imposed, these new levies can only be in place for a maximum of 150 days. Asked by a reporter whether he intends to keep that in effect indefinitely, Trump said, “We have a right to do pretty much what we want to do, but we’re going to charge it starting, effectively I think, it’s three days from now.”
Source: CNN