Trump Faces Widespread Criticism Amid Global Tariff Dispute

President Donald Trump became the subject of ridicule by Emmanuel Macron and Gavin Newsom following his vehement reaction to the Supreme Court’s decision against his tariff policy.

In a sharp rebuke, Trump labeled the Justices as ‘unpatriotic’ after their ruling that he had exceeded his authority with the extensive reciprocal tariffs.

In response, Trump swiftly enacted an executive order imposing a ten percent global tariff, invoking Section 122 of the 1974 Trade Act.

By Saturday, Trump escalated the situation further by raising the tariff to 15 percent, the highest permissible under the law, while delivering another heated critique of the ‘un-American’ justices.

Meanwhile, France’s President Emmanuel Macron welcomed the court’s decision, seemingly relishing in Trump’s setback.

‘It is not bad to have a Supreme Court, and therefore, the rule of law,’ he told journalists while attending the annual agricultural salon in Paris. 

‘It is good to have power and counterweights to power in democracies.’ 

Meanwhile longtime rival Newsom wasted no time in mocking the president over the ruling. 

President Donald Trump had a meltdown after the Supreme Court ruled his tariff policy unconstitutional. On Saturday, he hiked up tariffs 15 percent, citing a different law 

French President Emmanuel Macron (left) celebrated the Supreme Court, saying: ‘It is not bad to have a Supreme Court and, therefore, the rule of law.’ California Governor Gavin Newsom (right) called out Trump’s policy for being illegal from ‘day one’ 

His press office took to X to post an AI-generated image of Trump as a pig crying with a ‘rejected’ Supreme Court ruling in front of him. 

‘Poor piggy,’ his office captioned the post. 

At a press conference on Friday, Newsom said: ‘Donald Trump is increasingly unhinged. Even his hand-picked Supreme Court said what he was doing was lawless. The tariffs were illegal from day one.’ 

He demanded the money taken out of Americans’ pockets due to the tariffs should be ‘returned immediately’ stating that he ‘has an obligation’.

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker also sent Trump’s office an invoice for $8.6billion in tariff refunds, demanding his constituents get their money back. 

‘If you do not comply, we will pursue further action,’ he threatened the Trump Administration in a letter attached to the invoice.  

However, Trump – infuriated by the high court’s ruling on Friday – ordered an immediate ten percent tariff on all imports, in addition to any existing tariffs, citing a different law as the basis.

On Saturday, he bumped it to 15 percent – the highest the law will allow him to do.  

The legislation has never been imposed before, making it a historic moment for the Trump Administration.  It allows him to impose the levy for 150 days, although it could face legal challenges.

Newsom’s press office took to X to post an AI-generated image of Trump as a pig crying with a ‘rejected’ Supreme Court ruling in front of him

The president claimed that he had tried to ‘be a good boy’ in dealing with the court, however he has since gone scorched earth. 

‘I was very modest in my ask of other countries and businesses, because I wanted to be very well-behaved,’ he said. ‘I understand how they are very easily swayed. I want to be a good boy.’

He made it clear he is going to war with Conservative Chief Justice John Roberts, who he branded ‘unpatriotic’ and a ‘disloyal’ member of the Court, following the ruling. 

Although he is not undermining the Court’s decision, he suggested the conservative justices owed him some loyalty. The job of a Supreme Court justice is to uphold the Constitution, not party values. 

He took particular issue with Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Neil Gorsuch, both of whom he appointed.  

The Supreme Court ruled that Trump issuing tariffs without the permission of Congress was unconstitutional.  

It said President Trump had exceeded his authority by imposing his ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs last year without Congressional approval. 

Infuriated by the high court’s ruling, Trump on Friday ordered an immediate 10 percent tariff on all imports, in addition to any existing tariffs, bumping it to 15 percent on Saturday 

Trump said he was ‘ashamed’ of the ruling, adding that America’s highest court had been ‘swayed by foreign interests’.

Speaking at an emergency press conference at the White House last night, Trump said the judges who threw out his plan were ‘a disgrace to our country’. 

He said that ‘foreign countries that have been ripping us off for years are ecstatic’ at the Court’s ruling.

In a blunt warning, he added: ‘They are dancing in the streets – but they won’t be dancing for long.’

Section 122 is meant to be used for short-term emergencies, not for the length of presidential terms or for economic policy. 

Trump said in his post on Saturday his administration would ‘determine and issue the new and legally permissible tariffs’ in the coming months. 

Section 122 limits how high Trump can raise the tariffs, as well as how long he can.  

The president has made it clear he’s going to war with Conservative Chief Justice John Roberts, who he said was ‘unpatriotic’ and is a ‘disloyal’ member of the Court for voting against his policy 

Traders on the stock floor on Friday while the Supreme Court ruled on tariffs 

The policy was issued under President Richard Nixon, Axios reported. 

Congress approved it as a way to avoid ‘depreciation of the dollar in foreign exchange markets’ and to correct ‘an international balance-of-payments disequilibrium,’ which was Nixon’s goal. 

There are a few other Sections Trump could use to continue to carry out his tariff plan. 

Section 301, which Trump used in his first term, allows the president to issue tariffs against ‘discriminatory’ foreign trade practices and opens up an investigation by US Trade Representatives. 

Trump used this law to impose tariffs on Chinese imports in his first term. 

The president has also used Section 232 of the US Trade Expansion Act of 1962, which allows him to restrict imports that could threaten national security. 

He used the policy for steel and aluminum. 

Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 also allows him to use tariffs against countries that discriminate ‘against the commerce of the United States,’ according to Axios.