After years of doing Trump’s bidding, the Supreme Court just delivered a devastating rebuke to President Trump, his economic agenda, and the central pillar of his second term. As the Wall Street Journal wrote:
As I write this, there are more questions than answers about what comes next. The largest among them: what happens to the more than $100 billion that was illegally collected from American companies and consumers? Many Democrats saw this legal win at the Supreme Court and immediately saw a political loss. Some even postulated that the Court was intentionally doing Trump a favor. As crazy as that sounds, it makes a certain logical sense on paper. Trump’s biggest problem is that voters hold him responsible for higher prices, and they specifically hate the tariffs. A Marquette University poll found that 56% of voters think tariffs hurt the economy, and a CNN poll found that more than six in ten disapprove of them. If the Supreme Court takes the economic matches from the baby, won’t Trump stop lighting himself on fire? I get that argument. But it’s wrong. The Supreme Court decision is going to make Trump’s political problems worse, not better. Here’s why:... Continue reading this post for free in the Substack app
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Friday, February 20, 2026
The Supreme Court Just Made Trump's Biggest Problem Worse
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