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Rhiannon12866

(253,036 posts)
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 04:50 AM 7 hrs ago

TRUMP LOST AT THE SUPREME COURT -- THEN ATTACKED HIS OWN JUSTICES - Decoding The Rhetoric



This morning, the Supreme Court handed Donald Trump the biggest legal defeat of his second term.

In a 6-3 ruling, the Court struck down the centerpiece of Trump’s economic agenda — his sweeping global tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the opinion.

And here’s what makes this devastating: three Trump appointees — Roberts, Gorsuch, and Barrett — voted against him.

The conservative supermajority he built told him he exceeded his authority.

What did Trump do?

He attacked them.

• Called the justices “a disgrace to our nation”
• Said he was “absolutely ashamed” of them
• Accused them of being “unpatriotic and disloyal to the Constitution”
• Claimed, without evidence, they were “swayed by foreign interests”
• Called two of his own appointees “fools and lap dogs”
• Said the ruling was “an embarrassment to their families”

Then he immediately announced new tariffs anyway.

This isn’t about trade policy.

This is about what happens when a president loses at the highest court in the land — and responds by attacking the institution designed to limit his power.

Stay informed. Stay engaged. Accountability matters. - 02/20/2026.

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TRUMP LOST AT THE SUPREME COURT -- THEN ATTACKED HIS OWN JUSTICES - Decoding The Rhetoric (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 7 hrs ago OP
It gives you an idea where his mind is at Coldwater 7 hrs ago #1
He's already been trying to "destroy the country" for over a year Rhiannon12866 6 hrs ago #2
let trump hound and threaten his justices rampartd 6 hrs ago #3
It;s good to know the SC has limits. After all, they helped brer cat 6 hrs ago #4
Exactly! How bad did it need to get before they made the right ruling for the country as opposed to the felon-in-chief?? Rhiannon12866 6 hrs ago #5
It's all about him LilElf70 3 hrs ago #6

Rhiannon12866

(253,036 posts)
2. He's already been trying to "destroy the country" for over a year
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 05:36 AM
6 hrs ago

The economy is sinking, prices are up, he's destroyed affordable health care for so many, we've lost our long time allies thanks to him and his hostile policies, we're no longer the main defender of Ukraine, he's abandoned NATO and tourism is negligible - no one wants to visit here for fear of being locked up - the list goes on.

rampartd

(4,399 posts)
3. let trump hound and threaten his justices
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 05:47 AM
6 hrs ago

hlp him impeach and remove roberts, gorsuch and barret as "bought by foreign powers"

no evidence needed. pretend to take trump at his word.

Rhiannon12866

(253,036 posts)
5. Exactly! How bad did it need to get before they made the right ruling for the country as opposed to the felon-in-chief??
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 06:20 AM
6 hrs ago
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