Trump blasts SC for costing US trillions with birthright citizenship and tariff rulings
WASHINGTON, DC: President Donald Trump, upset over the Supreme Court’s earlier decisions upholding birthright citizenship and revoking the president-imposed tariffs on foreign business partners, blasted the apex court for costing trillions by its ‘negative rulings.’
The Supreme Court, in a verdict last month, upheld birthright citizenship, dismissing Trump’s executive order to end citizenship for children born to non-American parents in the country.
Trump blasts SC over cost of birthright and tariff verdicts
President Trump escalated his fight with the Supreme Court in an Truth Social post on Wednesday, arguing that the court has cost America trillions of dollars through its rulings on Birthright Citizenship and Tariffs.
“Does anybody have any idea how much Money and Prestige the United States Supreme Court has cost our Nation with their negative Rulings on Birthright Citizenship and TARIFFS? The answer, TRILLIONS AND TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post, shared around on Wednesday.
Court’s quashing of Trump's sweeping tariffs on foreign trade partners prevented the generation of revenue through import duties.
Additionally, the Trump administration argues that maintaining citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants creates long-term public service and fiscal burdens.
Supreme Court quashes Trump’s tariff action using IEEPA
The SC, in a 6-3 decision earlier this year, observed that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) doesn’t authorize President Trump to impose tariffs on foreign trade partners.
The decision, led by Chief Justice John Roberts, struck down sweeping import duties levied on several countries exporting their products to America, ruling that the power to regulate trade does not include the power to tax.
The decision was rooted in Article 1 of the Constitution, which gives the power to levy tariffs and taxes to Congress.
SC upholds birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment
The US Supreme Court issued a 6–3 decision on June 30, 2026, upholding birthright citizenship and rejecting an executive order from President Donald Trump that sought to limit it.
The 14th Amendment to the US Constitution states, in part, "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside."
Trump's executive order said that certain children born in the United States would no longer automatically be recognized as US citizens-
1-Their mother was in the US illegally, and their father was neither a U.S. citizen nor a lawful permanent resident (green card holder).
2-Their mother was in the US legally but only temporarily (for example, on a student, work, or tourist visa), and their father was neither a US citizen nor a lawful permanent resident.
