Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett just cost America $159 billion.
And now Trump is warning they're about to do it again on Birthright Citizenship.
But Trump is done being diplomatic about it.
Two Appointees, One 545-Word Truth Social Post
Trump posted Sunday night and named names.
Not "certain justices." Not "some Republicans on the Court."
Neil Gorsuch. Amy Coney Barrett.
"I 'Love' Justice Neil Gorsuch! He's a really smart and good man, but he voted against me, and our Country, on Tariffs, a devastating move," Trump wrote. "I have, likewise, always liked and respected Amy Coney Barrett, but the same thing with her."
He wasn't finished.
"They were appointed by me, and yet have hurt our Country so badly!"
The ruling he's describing was 6-3 – and the left didn't waver for a second.
https://twitter.com/johnnymaga/status/2053606938093449659?s=20
Sotomayor, Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson voted as a unit to kill Trump's IEEPA tariffs.
They always do.
Gorsuch and Barrett crossed over and joined them.
Thomas, Alito, and Kavanaugh dissented – and Trump thanked all three by name for their "Wisdom and Courage."
That's the line this audience should hold onto.
Three justices looked at the same case and reached the right answer.
The majority ruled that IEEPA – the 1977 emergency powers law Trump used to impose his Liberation Day tariffs – doesn't give the president authority to set import duties.
Congress does that, Roberts wrote.
The result: $159 billion the United States collected from foreign countries now has to be repaid to the same trading partners who've been undercutting American workers for decades.
"It's hardly believable!" Trump wrote.
He's right.
The One Sentence That Could Have Fixed Everything
Here's what makes this ruling so maddening.
Trump says the whole catastrophe could have been avoided with nine words.
"Any money paid by others to the United States does not have to be paid back."
The Court didn't write them.
https://twitter.com/RpsAgainstTrump/status/2052759046076108869?s=20
Instead, the ruling left the door open for foreign companies to seek refunds on tariff payments – forcing the Trump administration to fight a wave of lawsuits from the same importers who helped hollow out American manufacturing.
Trump wasn't just angry about the money.
He became the first president in history to attend a Supreme Court session – and says the Court didn't acknowledge his presence out of respect for the office.
"Something which did not go unnoticed by the Fake News Media!" he wrote.
That snub, combined with what he's now predicting on Birthright Citizenship, is what pushed a president past frustration and into public accountability for lifetime-appointed judges.
Why This Is Bigger Than Tariffs
The Birthright Citizenship case is still pending – decision expected before end of June or early July.
Trump watched the Court kill his tariffs and is now predicting, based on what he observed during that session, that the same coalition is about to strike down his executive order ending automatic citizenship for children born to illegal immigrants.
"A negative ruling on Birthright Citizenship, on top of the recent Supreme Court Tariff catastrophe, is not Economically sustainable for the United States of America!" he wrote.
His math is simple.
https://twitter.com/TruthTrumpPost/status/2053701886679892241?s=20
Birth tourism costs billions in immediate benefits – and the long-term chain migration costs are incalculable.
Then Trump wrote the line that changes the whole conversation.
"With certain Republican Nominated Justices that we have on the Supreme Court, the Democrats don't really need to 'PACK THE COURT' any longer. In fact, I should be the one wanting to PACK THE COURT!"
That's not a throwaway line.
That's a president who spent two terms building the conservative majority now saying openly that Gorsuch and Barrett are functionally delivering Democratic outcomes on the cases that matter most.
Thomas, Alito, and Kavanaugh held the line.
They deserve the credit – and Trump gave it to them.
Gorsuch and Barrett did not – and the man who put them on the bench said so by name, on a Sunday night, in 545 words.
The next ruling is weeks away.
Sources:
- Eric Mack, "Trump criticizes 2 Supreme Court justices by name over tariff ruling," Fox News, May 11, 2026.
- "Supreme Court Kills Trump's 'Liberation Day' Tariffs – But 4 Other Laws Could Resurrect Them," Fox News, 2026.
- "Trump Says Supreme Court Ruling Against Birthright Citizenship Order Would Benefit China," Fox News, 2026.
- "Chief Justice Roberts Warns Against Personal Attacks on Judges as 'Dangerous' After Trump Court Tirade," Fox News, 2026.
