Donald Trump on Friday railed against the supreme court justices who blocked his use of tariffs, calling the decision a “disgrace to the nation” and claiming he planned to impose even more tariffs under other statutory authorities.

“It’s my opinion that the court has been swayed by foreign interests and a political movement that is far smaller than people would ever think,” the president said during remarks from the White House. He cast that influence as social and cultural. “I’m ashamed of certain members of the court. Absolutely ashamed for not having the courage to do what’s right for our country.”

He praised the three justices who dissented in the opinion – Brett Kavanaugh who wrote the main dissent, joined by Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito. The others – including two of his appointees, Amy Coney Barrett and Neil Gorsuch – drew his derision.

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[–] 8 points 8 months ago

“I wanted to be a good boy,” Trump said, describing his relative restraint

AAHahahahaaaaaaaaaahhaaaaaaaaaaaaa. Oh, what a POS.

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  • [–] 8 points 8 months ago

    [ Brett Kavanaugh who wrote the main dissent, joined by Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito]

    These people are a disgrace to the nation. I'm absolutely ashamed of them for not being loyal to our Constitution and core values.

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  • [–] 4 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    The others – including two of his appointees, Amy Coney Barrett and Neil Gorsuch – drew his derision.

    Can't wait for his posts asking who put those people on the Supreme Court and saying what a bad and stupid person it must have been who did that.

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    [–] 140 points 8 months ago (6 children)

    He doesn't even have a reason this time. He's just doing it to prove he can. He going to tank the economy just to spite us.

    25th amendment. Now.

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  • [–] 59 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    *Has tanked the economy

    Now he's trying to prove that his supporters can turn against him and they still can't touch him.

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  • [–] 37 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    15% now. He obviously didn’t get enough attention at 10%

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  • [–] 37 points 8 months ago*

    Aww. They took little Donnys only tool to feel he actually matters.

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  • [–] 37 points 8 months ago

    What exactly is the function of the supreme court if he just does whatever he wants? He just broke the law blatantly. 100%. What will happen to him?

    Nothing. No justice. System needs to be rebuilt from the ground up.

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  • [–] 14 points 8 months ago

    Fucking lunatic

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  • [–] 13 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    I don't know much about American history, but tyrants raising taxes on a whim led you forefathers to action.

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  • [–] 12 points 8 months ago (5 children)

    I just don't understand why tariffs issued by Congress isn't enough for him. Why it must be him who imposes the tariffs?

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  • [–] 16 points 8 months ago

    Because it's the bully stick he gets to hit other countries with to get his way ... or just to retaliate against those who offend him.

    Also because the on-again off-again arbitrary and unpredictable tariffs are a great opportunity for insider trading for those in his inner circle who are given advanced notice of his capricious changes.

    Also because doing random bullshit with tariffs occupies the news cycle and helps distract from a lot of the other bullshit he's doing or has done in the past.

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  • [–] 10 points 8 months ago

    petty tyrant

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    DIE! You disgusting pedofile child murdering pig

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago

    "You can't make me!!"

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    [–] 100 points 8 months ago (5 children)

    Just your daily reminder that the President of the United States is a deranged lunatic.

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  • [–] 17 points 8 months ago (4 children)

    I think you mean child rapist.

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  • [–] 29 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

    Kavnaugh's dissenting opinion was pretty interesting. It essentially boiled down to 2 points:

    • Fixing it would be really messy

    • SCOTUS didn't tell them how exactly to fix it

    Basically, the executive can grant itself any new authority as long as it creates a big enough mess before SCOTUS can step in. So if Trump were to declare war on Canada and launch missiles at Toronto, Kavnaugh's opinion is that the war powers act no longer applies and everything was totally legal because the situation is too messy and SCOTUS can't broker a peace deal.

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

    Really was a fascinating opinion there because it never has come up before in any of his other rulings. Stripping away regulatory power of US Agencies created a hell of a lot of mess. Wasn't a problem then. Reversing 50 years of Roe versus Wade created a hell of a lot of mess wasn't a problem then. Funny that

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  • [–] 17 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    So SCOTUS hands him a loss and he's deciding to punish who exactly?

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  • [–] 10 points 8 months ago

    At this point the republicans will impeach him before the democrat win the chamber

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  • [–] 6 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    the three justices who dissented in the opinion – Brett Kavanaugh who wrote the main dissent, joined by Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito

    Clarence Thomas should hang for treason at this point. The mother fucker literally sold his soul tot the devil for plain money.

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  • [–] 4 points 8 months ago

    Trump threatens

    Zzzzzzz

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  • [–] 6 points 8 months ago

    This guy just wakes up every morning and starts vomiting shit everywhere, I swear. How does he even live with himself?

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago

    Spoiled pissbaby throws yet another tantrum, more at 11.

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    [–] 18 points 8 months ago* (1 child)

    This is hysterical, he never realizes when he accidentally tells the truth.

    “It’s my opinion that the court has been swayed by foreign interests and a political movement that is far smaller than people would ever think.

    This is the definition of Trumpism and the movements that created it. Way smaller than people would ever think.

    I’m ashamed that someone with this little self awareness became president this far into the 21st century.

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  • [–] 13 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    relative restraint

    You get 50%, you get 75%, you get 225%...

    Guy pulls numbers out of his ass for whatever dramatic effect he thinks he can make and then blames others as why the economy is in turmoil.

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    It will be fun to watch his tariffs shrink into nothingness.

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    Initially, he was yammering about 10%, but I think he changed it to 15% by Saturday.

    Because he's such a stable genius.

    Setting trade policy is really best done by just one individual, with no checks and no discussions or reflection, by blathering at press gaggles and via rants on Lie Social.

    Just as the Founders intended.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago

    Nobody can keep track of the bloody tariffs

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