‘Highly Disappointing’: Trump Warns Supreme Court Tariff Ruling Could Cost Billions To US
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Last Updated:February 28, 2026, 07:17 IST
Donald Trump has slammed the US Supreme Court after it struck down his global tariff policy, warning the ruling could lead to massive payouts to foreign countries and companies.
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United States President Donald Trump strongly criticised the US Supreme Court’s recent decision striking down his sweeping tariff policy, warning that the ruling could lead to massive financial payouts to foreign countries and companies.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump expressed disappointment with the judgment and questioned whether the case could be reconsidered.
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Reacting to the verdict, Trump wrote that the decision concerning tariffs could allow “Hundreds of Billions of Dollars to be returned to Countries and Companies that have been ‘ripping off’ the United States of America for many years."
He argued that the outcome could enable those entities to continue benefiting financially at an even greater level.
“I am sure that the Supreme Court did not have this in mind!" Trump said, adding that it “doesn’t make sense that Countries and Companies that took advantage of us for decades… would now be entitled to an undeserved ‘windfall,’ the likes of which the World has never seen before, as a result of this highly disappointing, to say the least, ruling."
The President concluded his post by publicly asking, “Is a Rehearing or Readjudication of this case possible???"
Donald Trump’s post on Truth Social
SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN GLOBAL TARIFFS
The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 against Trump’s far-reaching global tariffs, delivering a major legal setback to a policy that had formed a cornerstone of his trade agenda.
The court found that tariffs imposed under an emergency powers law were unconstitutional, including the sweeping “reciprocal" tariffs applied to nearly every country.
Chief Justice John Roberts, writing for the majority, said the Constitution clearly assigns taxation authority to Congress, not the executive branch.
“The Framers did not vest any part of the taxing power in the Executive Branch," Roberts wrote, rejecting the administration’s argument that emergency powers allowed the president to impose import duties.
The ruling followed earlier losses for Trump in lower courts and marked the first major element of his broader policy agenda to receive a final Supreme Court determination.
DEBATE OVER REFUNDS AND ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES
The court did not address whether companies that paid tariffs would receive refunds, leaving uncertainty over billions of dollars already collected.
Federal data showed the Treasury had taken in more than $133 billion from import taxes imposed under the emergency powers law as of December.
Several businesses have already approached lower courts seeking reimbursement, raising the possibility of complex legal proceedings ahead, the Associated Press reported.
Justice Brett Kavanaugh, joined by Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas in dissent, said the process of returning funds, if required, could become a “mess," noting the court had not clarified how such repayments should occur.
Trump praised Kavanaugh’s dissent separately, while continuing to criticise the majority ruling.
TRUMP SIGNALS CONTINUED TARIFF PUSH
Despite the setback, Trump indicated he would continue pursuing tariff-based trade measures through alternative legal avenues.
He pledged to impose a new global 10 per cent tariff under another law limited to 150 days, arguing that the administration still has “very powerful alternatives."
The court’s decision could have wider global implications, as Trump had used tariffs as a central tool to reshape post-World War II trade alliances and address trade deficits he had declared a national emergency.
Legal challengers welcomed the ruling, calling it a reaffirmation of constitutional limits on executive authority and emphasising that Congress retains control over taxation powers.
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