US EditionTrump Criticizes Supreme Court Ruling on Tariffs but Greets Justices at State of the Union
President Trump condemned the Supreme Court's 6-3 decision against his emergency tariffs while defending his economic agenda before Congress and voters ahead of midterm elections.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump delivered his State of the Union to Congress with four Supreme Court justices present, and coverage ran from 9 p.m. ET to 11 p.m. ET.
- After the ruling on Friday, the court's majority, including Justices Roberts, Gorsuch, and Barrett, blocked the president's tariff authority, prompting Trump to say he was `absolutely ashamed` of some justices.
- Among those seen in the chamber were Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Justice Brett Kavanaugh and Justice Elena Kagan, mirroring last year's attendance pattern.
- SCOTUSblog notes that attendance is optional and Chief Justice John Roberts called it an individual decision; Trump stopped to shake some justices' hands while USA TODAY live streamed the address.
- The Supreme Court includes three Trump-appointed justices, and Justice Clarence Thomas's only 21st-century attendance was in 2006.
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Four Supreme Court Justices Attend State of the Union
Roberts (a George W. Bush appointee), Kagan (an Obama appointee) and Barrett (a Trump appointee) were among the six-justice majority that struck down Trump’s tariffs on Friday. Kavanaugh (a Trump appointee) dissented, prompting Trump to call him “my new hero.”
Majority of Supreme Court Justices Skip Trump's State of the Union After He Called Them a 'Disgrace to Our Nation'
President Donald Trump, 79, insulted Supreme Court members to their face during his State of the Union address on Tuesday, Feb. 24. Only four of the nine justices were in attendance for his speech
Trump slams Supreme Court justices over tariff ruling in State of the Union speech
US President Donald Trump used his State of the Union address Tuesday night to slam the Supreme Court's decision striking down his sweeping emergency tariffs, repeatedly calling the ruling 'unfortunate' even as he suggested his administration would quickly move past it.
The ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court has a symbolic value above all practical: Trump may continue to impose tariffs, but suddenly he is aware that his power has limits Trump’s power has a lot of absolute. When you walk through the streets of Washington from time to time you find giant posters hanging in public buildings with the face of the U.S. president. Anyone would say that this is a gesture of authoritarian regimes, and in fact, sometimes t…
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