President Donald Trump asserted that the U.S. Supreme Court's decisions regarding tariffs and birthright citizenship have resulted in trillions of dollars in costs to the nation. He voiced this opinion in a post on the social media platform Truth Social.
"Does anybody have any idea how much Money and Prestige the United States Supreme Court has cost our Nation with their negative Rulings on Birthright Citizenship and TARIFFS?" Trump wrote. He added, "The answer, TRILLIONS AND TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS!"
The Supreme Court has issued rulings that limited the president's authority on tariffs and opposed an executive order concerning birthright citizenship. The International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) was found by the court not to authorize the president to levy tariffs. Separately, the court ruled against an executive order Trump had issued that sought to alter the interpretation of birthright citizenship.
The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states, "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside."
Trump's executive order had aimed to prevent U.S. citizenship documents from being issued or recognized for individuals born to mothers unlawfully present in the U.S., or born to mothers whose presence was lawful but temporary, if the father was not a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident at the time of birth.
During his presidency, Trump nominated three justices currently serving on the Supreme Court: Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett.