Trump slams his SCOTUS appointees, Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett, over 'hurtful' tariff ruling
WASHINGTON, DC: President Donald Trump erupted over Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Neil Gorsuch, whom he himself nominated to the bench, after they ruled against his tariff policy.
In February, Barrett and Gorsuch, along with Chief Justice John Roberts, joined liberal Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson to deliver a 6-3 decision against the Republican leader's use of tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) for national security and trade.
At that time, the president launched a scathing criticism of the justices, calling them a “disgrace to our nation,” and “fools and lapdogs” of Democrats and Republicans.
Trump says Amy Coney Barrett and Neil Gorsuch did not ‘remain true’ to him
Trump appeared to be still fuming over the decision, and although his post began with praise for the pair, the tone quickly shifted to criticism and frustration.
“I ‘Love’ Justice Neil Gorsuch! He’s a really smart and good man,” Trump wrote on Sunday, May 10, before noting he “always liked and respected” 54-year-old Barrett.
I “Love” Justice Neil Gorsuch! He’s a really smart and good man, but he voted against me, and our Country, on Tariffs, a devastating move. How do I reconcile this? So bad, and hurtful to our Country. I have, likewise, always liked and respected Amy Coney Barrett, but the same… pic.twitter.com/TLDIQgjFmi
— Commentary Donald J Trump Truth Social Posts On X (@TrumpTruthOnX) May 10, 2026
He complained that the justices, despite being appointed by him, had “hurt our Country so badly,” though he softened the criticism by adding that he did not believe they intended to do so.
“What is the reason for this? They have to do the right thing, but it’s really OK for them to be loyal to the person that appointed them to ‘almost’ the highest position in the land, that is, a Justice of the United States Supreme Court,” he pondered.
The president then suggested a solution to the justice, saying, “They could have solved that situation with a ‘tiny’ sentence, ‘Any money paid by others to the United States does not have to be paid back.’ Why wouldn’t they have done so?”
“Democrat Justices always remain true to the people who honored them for that very special Nomination. They don’t waver, no matter how good or bad a case may be, but Republican Justices often go out of their way to oppose me, because they want to show how ‘independent’ or ‘above it all,’ they are,” he further complained.
Trump fears SCOTUS will deliver 'negative ruling' on his executive order ending birthright citizenship
Further in the post, Trump indicated that he fears that the Supreme Court will deliver a “negative ruling” on his executive order ending birthright citizenship in the US.
The SCOTUS has yet to issue its ruling on the birthright citizenship case, with a decision anticipated by late June or early July.
Trump has pushed to curb so-called “birth tourism,” a practice where foreign nationals have put their family's stake in automatic US citizenship for their children born while in the US.
“I choose people to help our Country, not to hurt it,” the 79-year-old POTUS wrote in his Sunday Truth Social post, claiming that what he “witnessed recently by being the first President in History to attend a Supreme Court session” leaves him to think “they will be ruling against us on Birthright Citizenship.”
Trump said that would make America “the only Country in the World that practices this unsustainable, unsafe, and incredibly costly DISASTER. I don’t want loyalty, but I do want and expect it for our Country.”
