Speaker Condemns Supreme Court Ruling on Tariffs, Praises Three Justices' Dissents

Feb 20, 2026

President Donald Trump called a recent Supreme Court ruling on tariffs "deeply disappointing," praised justices Thomas, Alito and Kavanaugh for their dissents, and said statutory tools "stronger than the IEPO tariffs" remain available to the president; no specific actions or statutes were named.

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President Donald Trump criticized the Supreme Court's decision on tariffs as "deeply disappointing," saying they were "ashamed of certain members of the court" for failing to "do what's right for our country." The speaker also praised "justices Thomas, Alito, and Kavanaugh" for their "strength and wisdom and love of our country," and called the dissenting opinions "unarguable."

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