© EPA-EFE/FRANCIS CHUNG News outlets indicate the administration anticipated such an outcome.
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, labeled the High Court’s choice to invalidate his import taxes a “disgrace,” as reported by CNN citing two separate sources during a breakfast event at the White House with state governors this morning.
According to one informant, Trump declared to the attendees that he had a contingency plan in place. Functionaries within the Trump administration were preparing themselves for a loss in the Supreme Court and assured the president that alternate strategies existed to enact the duties if the court overruled his mandates.
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Confidential sources have revealed that the president has expressed his resentment towards the Supreme Court for its extended deliberation period in recent weeks. An individual close to the matter revealed that his stance on the final ruling has been inconsistent, stating at one moment that he believes the Supreme Court won’t rule against the tariffs, considering the vast consequences at play.
The governor’s breakfast has concluded, according to a person with knowledge of the situation, and a White House representative announced that Trump is slated to convene with Vietnamese General Secretary Tho Lam later this morning. His agenda lists no further public commitments for the rest of Friday.
On February 20, the US Supreme Court delivered a verdict that President Donald Trump had overstepped the bounds of his jurisdiction in imposing tariffs on other nations by invoking the National Emergency Act.