Never let it be said that Donald Trump is overly burdened by what many consider traditional norms. In what would be a historic first, President Trump is reportedly considering personally attending the oral arguments in a tariffs case before the United States Supreme Court.
President Donald Trump said he may attend next month’s Supreme Court oral arguments in a key tariffs case that could decide the future of his trade policy.
His attendance would make Trump the first sitting president ever to witness Supreme Court arguments in person.
The White House did not immediately respond for further comment.
You don't say.
The president defended the unusual move by pointing out that a limitation on his tariffs would spell serious issues for the national economy:
"We have a big case coming up in the Supreme Court, and I will tell you, that’s one of the most important cases in the history of our country," Trump said Wednesday from the Oval Office.
"If we don’t win that case, we will be a weakened, troubled, financial mess for many, many years to come," Trump added, "That’s why I think I’m going to go to the Supreme Court to watch."
The Trump administration oversaw consecutive months of record-breaking tariff collections in August and September, with revenues reaching a combined $62.6 billion.
Tariff revenues have skyrocketed since Trump began implementing his plan. But it's hard to see what the president hopes to gain with this move. The left and the legacy media (but I repeat myself) will be sure to spin this as an attempt by President Trump to intimidate the Supreme Court by his presence, but that's a canard; the fact that this would be the first time a sitting president attended is not likely to be any influence on the proceedings. The only thing that may affect the final decision would be some kind of outburst on the part of the president, which would delight the left and annoy the justices.
It's also very likely that President Trump's closest advisors will be cautioning against this. The president has nothing to gain by such a move. It's not as though he won't be represented; this is a case where he should have confidence that the people arguing his case know what they're doing and should be left alone to do their jobs.
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Legal wrangling aside, the policies have been a windfall for the United States government.
Total duty revenue for fiscal year 2025 climbed to $215.2 billion, according to the "Customs and Certain Excise Taxes" figures released Sept. 30 by the Treasury Department.
Trump has defended his use of tariffs as a way to correct what he describes as years of trade imbalance. Trade has been a cornerstone of his economic agenda.
Indeed, tariffs as a bargaining tool were on the president's agenda from the beginning. They were a major campaign point. This is what a majority of American voters voted for. The legal case will come before the Supreme Court in due time, and the president should watch from the White House, rather than the Supreme Court gallery.
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