“THEY WERE APPOINTED BY ME”
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), one of the groups that brought the lawsuit against Trump’s birthright citizenship policy, has said “Trump’s executive order flouts the Constitution’s dictates, longstanding Supreme Court precedent, a statute passed by Congress, and fundamental American values”.
They expect the Supreme Court’s decision “by the end of June or early July”.
Of the court’s current 6-3 conservative majority, Trump appointed associate justices Gorsuch, Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh during his first term in office.
Trump also lambasted the court’s February tariff ruling in Sunday’s post, in which the Supreme Court ruled that the president exceeded his authority in imposing sweeping duties on goods from other countries – a stinging rebuke to one of his key economic policies, which opened the door to refunds.
“They were appointed by me, and yet have hurt our Country so badly!” the 79-year-old Republican said.
“I do not believe they meant to do so, but their decision on Tariffs cost the United States 159 Billion Dollars that we have to pay back to enemies, and people, companies, and Countries, that have been ripping us off for years.”
Last month, the US government launched a tool for refunding more than US$166 billion in revenue from Trump’s tariffs, where more than 330,000 importers could be eligible for refunds on duties or deposits paid on over 53 million shipments.