WASHINGTON
President Donald Trump has long viewed the Supreme Court through a personal lens: three justices he appointed, three votes he could count on. On Friday, that vision shattered.
In a 6-3 ruling, the court struck down Trump’s sweeping global tariffs—his signature economic policy.
The decision was not just a policy defeat but a profound institutional rebuke, and for Trump, a deeply personal betrayal.
Hours after Chief Justice John Roberts delivered the opinion, a seething Trump took aim at the two justices he had placed on the bench.
“I’m ashamed of certain members of the court, absolutely ashamed, for not having the courage to do what’s right for the country,” Trump said, his unusual public attack underscoring the raw nerve the ruling had touched.
The case laid bare a fundamental clash: Trump’s expectation of personal fealty versus the court’s role as an independent check on presidential power. On Friday, the court drew a line—and even a president’s own picks refused to cross it.
By James Kisoo
