Comments from Trump and what he’s hinting at:
“Proud of the justices that voted in favour” and “no way anyone can argue with those who dissented”
The dissent was Kavanaugh, joined by Thomas and Alito. Kavanaugh’s dissent argued for a foreign affairs exception to the major questions doctrine and read IEEPA’s text more broadly. The vote was 6-3 against tariffs.
Says he thinks court has been swayed by foreign interests
This is the most inflammatory statement and the most concerning from a rule-of-law perspective. The suggestion that six Supreme Court Justices — including three Republican appointees — ruled against the administration because of foreign influence is a serious allegation without any evident basis.
Says there are methods that are even stronger that are available to him”
He’s signaling that the administration intends to move aggressively on alternative authorities
