Donald Trump Reacts As the U.S. Supreme Court Overturns His Tariffs

Donald Trump Reacts As the U.S. Supreme Court Overturns His Tariffs

  • United States President Donald Trump reacted with disgust after the US Supreme Court overturned his tariffs
  • The courts ruled against Trump after he unilaterally imposed sanctions on over 100 countries, including South Africa
  • Trump reacted to the news and said that he had a backup plan for his tariffs

Tebogo Mokwena, affiliated with Briefly News, covered local and international politics, political analysis, and interviews in South Africa for Daily Sun and Vutivi Business News during his 10 years of experience.

United States President Donald Trump is fuming that the U.S. Supreme Court overturned his tariffs
Donald Trump's tariffs have been officially blocked. Image: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
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United States President Donald Trump said that he has a backup plan for the tariffs he imposed globally, as the United States Supreme Court ruled against his tariffs on 20 February 2025.

Watcher.Guru posted a series of tweets breaking the announcement and Trump’s reaction down on its @WatcherGuru X account. The Supreme Court ruled that Trump exceeded powers by imposing tariffs without Congress’s approval.

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Donald Trump reacts to tariff ruling

Trump said that the rulings are a disgrace and added that he has a backup plan for the tariffs.

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Tebogo Mokwena (Current Affairs editor) Tebogo Mokwena is the Deputy Head of the Current Affairs desk and a current affairs writer at Briefly News. With a Diploma in Journalism from ALISON, he has a strong background in digital journalism, having completed training with the Google News Initiative. He began his career as a journalist at Daily Sun, where he worked for four years before becoming a sub-editor and journalist at Capricorn Post. He then joined Vutivi Business News in 2020 before moving to Briefly News in 2023.