‘Crushing defeat for the wannabe king’: Democrats celebrate Trump’s tariff loss
Are they actually going to vote on something real?
Democrats were quick to take a victory lap Friday after the Supreme Court delivered a stringing rebuke to President Donald Trump’s economic agenda by ruling his administration’s sweeping global tariffs were unconstitutional without approval from Congress.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) called it a “big victory for the American people” and “another crushing defeat for the wannabe King.”
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) echoed the sentiment, saying that the court had delivered a “win for the wallets of every American consumer.”
“Trump’s chaotic and illegal tariff tax made life more expensive and our economy more unstable,” said Schumer. “Families paid more. Small businesses and farmers got squeezed. Markets swung wildly.”
Potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidates were also quick to seize on the Supreme Court ruling.
“Time to pay the piper, Donald,” said Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA). “These tariffs were nothing more than an illegal cash grab that drove up prices and hurt working families, so you could wreck longstanding alliances and extort them. Every dollar unlawfully taken must be refunded immediately — with interest. Cough up!”
Despite its conservative bend, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the administration lacked the legal justification under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose tariffs on countries across the globe without the approval of lawmakers.
Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority opinion and was joined by fellow conservatives Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett, and liberal Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson.
“Based on two words separated by 16 others in Section 1702(a)(1)(B) of IEEPA — ’regulate’ and ‘importation’ — the President asserts the independent power to impose tariffs on imports from any country, of any product, at any rate, for any amount of time,” Roberts wrote. “Those words cannot bear such weight.”
“When Congress grants the power to impose tariffs, it does so clearly and with careful constraints,” Roberts continued. “It did neither here.”
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks to reporters as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), left, listens during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
The three dissenting justices were conservatives Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Brett Kavanaugh.
The House and Senate Democratic campaign arms predicted …
Are they actually going to vote on something real?
Democrats were quick to take a victory lap Friday after the Supreme Court delivered a stringing rebuke to President Donald Trump’s economic agenda by ruling his administration’s sweeping global tariffs were unconstitutional without approval from Congress.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) called it a “big victory for the American people” and “another crushing defeat for the wannabe King.”
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) echoed the sentiment, saying that the court had delivered a “win for the wallets of every American consumer.”
“Trump’s chaotic and illegal tariff tax made life more expensive and our economy more unstable,” said Schumer. “Families paid more. Small businesses and farmers got squeezed. Markets swung wildly.”
Potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidates were also quick to seize on the Supreme Court ruling.
“Time to pay the piper, Donald,” said Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA). “These tariffs were nothing more than an illegal cash grab that drove up prices and hurt working families, so you could wreck longstanding alliances and extort them. Every dollar unlawfully taken must be refunded immediately — with interest. Cough up!”
Despite its conservative bend, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the administration lacked the legal justification under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose tariffs on countries across the globe without the approval of lawmakers.
Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority opinion and was joined by fellow conservatives Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett, and liberal Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson.
“Based on two words separated by 16 others in Section 1702(a)(1)(B) of IEEPA — ’regulate’ and ‘importation’ — the President asserts the independent power to impose tariffs on imports from any country, of any product, at any rate, for any amount of time,” Roberts wrote. “Those words cannot bear such weight.”
“When Congress grants the power to impose tariffs, it does so clearly and with careful constraints,” Roberts continued. “It did neither here.”
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks to reporters as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), left, listens during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
The three dissenting justices were conservatives Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Brett Kavanaugh.
The House and Senate Democratic campaign arms predicted …
‘Crushing defeat for the wannabe king’: Democrats celebrate Trump’s tariff loss
Are they actually going to vote on something real?
Democrats were quick to take a victory lap Friday after the Supreme Court delivered a stringing rebuke to President Donald Trump’s economic agenda by ruling his administration’s sweeping global tariffs were unconstitutional without approval from Congress.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) called it a “big victory for the American people” and “another crushing defeat for the wannabe King.”
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) echoed the sentiment, saying that the court had delivered a “win for the wallets of every American consumer.”
“Trump’s chaotic and illegal tariff tax made life more expensive and our economy more unstable,” said Schumer. “Families paid more. Small businesses and farmers got squeezed. Markets swung wildly.”
Potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidates were also quick to seize on the Supreme Court ruling.
“Time to pay the piper, Donald,” said Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA). “These tariffs were nothing more than an illegal cash grab that drove up prices and hurt working families, so you could wreck longstanding alliances and extort them. Every dollar unlawfully taken must be refunded immediately — with interest. Cough up!”
Despite its conservative bend, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the administration lacked the legal justification under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose tariffs on countries across the globe without the approval of lawmakers.
Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority opinion and was joined by fellow conservatives Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett, and liberal Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson.
“Based on two words separated by 16 others in Section 1702(a)(1)(B) of IEEPA — ’regulate’ and ‘importation’ — the President asserts the independent power to impose tariffs on imports from any country, of any product, at any rate, for any amount of time,” Roberts wrote. “Those words cannot bear such weight.”
“When Congress grants the power to impose tariffs, it does so clearly and with careful constraints,” Roberts continued. “It did neither here.”
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks to reporters as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), left, listens during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
The three dissenting justices were conservatives Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Brett Kavanaugh.
The House and Senate Democratic campaign arms predicted …
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