'Fools And Lapdogs': Trump Targets Justices After Tariffs Ruling, Calls Verdict 'Deeply Disappointing'

At the White House on Friday, US President Donald Trump denounced six Supreme Court justices hours after they ruled against his administration’s sweeping global tariffs, calling some fools and lap dogs and saying he was ashamed of them. The 6-3 majority, led by Chief Justice John Roberts and joined by Neil Gorsuch, Amy Coney Barrett and the court’s three liberal justices, found the administration exceeded its authority under IEEPA. Trump praised the three dissenters, criticized his own nominees, alleged without evidence foreign influence, and vowed a 10 percent global tariff via the 1974 Trade Act.