White House Lashes Out At Judges After Court Blocks Trump's Tariffs
On Wednesday, the White House intensified its criticism of the judicial system in response to a federal court ruling that overturned President Donald Trump's retaliatory tariffs .
“ [Trade] deficits have sparked a national crisis that has ravaged American communities," A White House spokesperson, Kush Desai, stated to CNBC: "Judges who aren't elected should not have the authority to determine the appropriate response to a national emergency."
And White House senior advisor Stephen Miller took it a step further, stating in a tweet that “ The judiciary takeover is spiraling out of control."
These statements represent the Trump administration’s most recent criticisms of the courts following multiple instances where judges have halted or overturned various White House policies. the reversal of Obama-Biden era immigration initiatives aimed at different legal offices . With Republicans serving in Congress choosing not to exercise their authority To constrain the president, the judiciary has emerged as one of Trump’s primary checks and consequently faced his ire — this backlash, in turn, garnered the president some criticism. rare rebuke from ChiefJustice John Roberts.
The most recent setback for Trump’s policy came as a bipartisan group at the U.S. International Court of Trade unanimously ruled on Wednesday that the president exceeded his powers by enacting "reciprocal" tariffs. They also found that his use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to justify these import duties was inadequate.
The Worldwide and Retaliatory Tariff Orders go beyond the powers conferred upon the President by the IEEPA when it comes to regulating imports through tariffs," the judges stated in their ruling, which additionally demanded that these duties be "invalidated.
The administration has indicated that it will contest the court's ruling.
The White House criticized the judges on Wednesday, continuing the pattern of attacks from President Trump and his supporters whenever courts took action they disapproved of. Earlier, Trump had referred to the judges as “crooked, ” “radical,” and “MONSTERS,” even going so far as to personally attack individuals like U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg who issued a court injunction stopping the deportation of Venezuelan immigrants.
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has addressed how this attack continues intended to scare the judicial system," referring to the statements as "assaults on our democracy [that] ... potentially threaten to erode our Constitution and the principle of legal integrity. More frequently, judges have voiced worries regarding their personal security as well. A Reuters investigation discovered that at minimum 11 federal judges who have issued rulings against Trump have been subjected to threats of violence as well as harassment targeting their families.