Trump Attacks Gorsuch and Barrett on Truth Social, Demands Loyalty After Tariff Ruling

President Trump publicly criticized Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett on Truth Social after they joined a 6-3 majority striking down his tariff authority. Trump wrote that the justices he appointed "have hurt our Country so badly!" and claimed the ruling would cost the U.S. $159 billion in repayments. He suggested the justices should show "loyalty" and expressed concern they would rule against him again on birthright citizenship. This represents a direct attack on judicial independence, with Trump explicitly stating he expects favorable rulings from justices he appointed, undermining the separation of powers and the principle that judges serve the Constitution rather than the president who nominated them. Legal scholars noted this as an unprecedented attempt by a sitting president to intimidate Supreme Court justices into ruling in his favor.

"They were appointed by me, and yet have hurt our Country so badly!" — Trump's Truth Social post criticizing Justices Gorsuch and Barrett after they ruled against his tariff authority, explicitly linking their appointments to an expectation of favorable rulings