In a scorching rebuke on Truth Social, President Donald J. Trump tore into a trio of rogue judges from the U.S. Court of International Trade after they attempted to gut his lawful authority as president by striking down his successful tariff policies. Fortunately for American sovereignty, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit swiftly stayed the lower court’s ruling—effectively backing Trump’s America First approach and reaffirming the executive’s power to protect our nation from economic exploitation.
The original ruling, which came from a trade-focused court in Manhattan, claimed President Trump’s tariffs were “unconstitutional”—an absurd overreach by activist judges attempting to legislate from the bench. But President Trump wasn’t about to let this assault on the presidency go unchallenged.
“The U.S. Court of International Trade incredibly ruled against the United States of America on desperately needed Tariffs,” Trump wrote. “But fortunately, the full 11 Judge Panel… has just stayed the order.”
From there, Trump zeroed in on the obvious political motivations behind the original ruling. “Where do these initial three Judges come from?” he asked. “How is it possible for them to have potentially done such damage to the United States of America? Is it purely a hatred of ‘TRUMP?’”
It’s a fair question. These judges, rather than interpret the law, sought to undermine a sitting president’s constitutional duty to defend America’s economic interests—something Trump did better than any modern president through strong, strategic tariffs that generated trillions in revenue and reshored jobs.
In a moment of reflection, Trump admitted one of his early missteps: trusting the Federalist Society, a once-respected legal group that, in his view, has lost its way under Leonard Leo’s influence.
“I was new to Washington… and used The Federalist Society as a recommending source on Judges,” Trump wrote. “But then realized that they were under the thumb of a real ‘sleazebag’… Leonard Leo.”
While he noted that some of his judicial appointments have been strong constitutional conservatives, others have clearly been disappointments—more loyal to the D.C. cocktail circuit than to the American people.
Trump issued a rallying cry for the Supreme Court to correct this attack on executive authority once and for all:
“It is only because of my successful use of Tariffs that many Trillions of Dollars have already begun pouring into the U.S.A. from other Countries… The ruling by the U.S. Court of International Trade is so wrong, and so political!”
The stakes could not be higher. If left standing, the lower court’s ruling would force future presidents to grovel before Congress just to impose basic economic protections.
“Hundreds of politicians would sit around D.C. for weeks… trying to come to a conclusion,” Trump warned. “If allowed to stand, this would completely destroy Presidential Power.”
Trump concluded with a powerful warning: this decision is being celebrated by global competitors and radical leftists, not by hardworking Americans.
“Radical Left Judges, together with some very bad people, are destroying America. Under this decision, Trillions of Dollars would be lost… The President of the United States must be allowed to protect America.”
In the fight to preserve the power of the presidency and defend American workers, Trump is once again leading the charge. The judiciary—and the nation—would do well to listen.
