Trump Blasts Supreme Court Over Tariff and Birthright Citizenship Rulings
Trump claims the Supreme Court's rulings on tariffs and birthright citizenship cost the U.S. trillions of dollars and damaged the path to citizenship.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald J. Trump attacked the U.S. Supreme Court over its rulings on tariffs and birthright citizenship, claiming the decisions cost the country trillions of dollars.
Here is the full post on truthsocial: “Unfortunately, the United States Supreme Court has lacked the Courage to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN. Over the last 6 months, with their faulty, political, and ridiculous decisions on TARIFFS and Birthright Citizenship, they have cost the United States of America Trillions of Dollars, and forever damaged the way people become Citizens of our great Country. It has been a sad chapter in the life and times of America, but we will prevail! Trump” on September 19, 2026 at 12:52 PM ET.
This is Trump’s 3rd message released today, and the last post was 1 hour ago, and it is not part of a thread. On average, Trump produces 18 posts per day since his inauguration on January 20, 2025. The move fits a broader pattern in Trump’s recent messaging, with 65 of his 575 posts over the last 30 days classified as Domestic Policy posts.
Chief Justice John Roberts wrote both majority opinions. On tariffs, the justices ruled 6-3 that the levies exceeded the powers Congress gave the president under a 1977 law meant to regulate commerce during national emergencies, according to scotusblog. Roberts said the International Emergency Economic Powers Act “contains no reference to tariffs or duties” and that “until now no President has read IEEPA to confer such power,” according to scotusblog. Roberts, joined by Justices Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett, found that Trump’s reliance on the law violated the “major questions” doctrine, according to scotusblog.
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The court did not decide whether the government must refund importers who paid the tariffs, estimated in 2025 at more than $200 billion, according to scotusblog. Justice Brett Kavanaugh warned in his dissent that the government “may be required to refund billions of dollars to importers who paid the IEEPA tariffs.” The decision could also generate uncertainty over trade deals with China, the United Kingdom and Japan, according to scotusblog.
Trump did not accept the birthright ruling as final. He signed two executive orders on August 6, 2026, one expanding the categories of children not eligible for birthright citizenship and another directing officials to halt birth tourism, according to whitehouse.gov. “This should have happened years ago, but we’re taking care of it now,” Trump said from the Oval Office, calling the court’s rejection a “bad decision, very unfair decision,” according to bbc. Homeland security adviser Stephen Miller said the president holds authority to ban birth tourism under a section of the Immigration and Nationality Act, according to bbc.
The rulings carry direct consequences for importers, immigrant families, and the reach of executive authority. Businesses that paid tariffs under the invalidated orders await word on refunds, while the citizenship decision preserved the guarantee for children born on U.S. soil, according to naacpldf. The court’s rejection of nationwide injunctions in a related case, Trump v. CASA, reshaped how lower courts can block federal policies, according to scotusblog.
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