America’s top court dealt a traumatic blow to Donald Trump’s second term in office on Friday, striking at the heart of his economic plans by ruling most of his tariffs illegal as the president lashed out at “disloyal” justices beholden to “foreign interests”.
The 6-3 Supreme Court opinion authored by Chief Justice John Roberts was damning for Trump, halting his flagship trade policy and setting new constraints on his use of executive power, which he has sought to expand since returning to the White House last year.
The president berated the justices as “disloyal to our constitution”, vowed to continue his trade wars, and on Friday night signed off on another 10 per cent global tariff to come into force next week, threatening more turmoil and uncertainty.