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President Donald Trump has asked the nation to pray for the highest court in the land, citing the justices’ pending decision on the legality of presidential tariff authority.
“The TARIFFS are responsible for the GREAT USA Economic Numbers JUST ANNOUNCED…AND THEY WILL ONLY GET BETTER!” the president said on Truth Social.
He added, “Also, NO INFLATION & GREAT NATIONAL SECURITY. Pray for the U.S. Supreme Court!!!”
The president’s request comes as the U.S. Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in a challenge to President Trump’s executive authority to impose tariffs as a key trade tool around the world.
It’s unclear when SCOTUS will decide on the case, but it could be before the close of 2025 – but there’s no guarantee.
On Tuesday, the president cited tariffs as being the driving factor for economic growth in the U.S. this year.
“Q3 GDP came in at 4.3%, BLOWING PAST expectations of 3.2%. 60 of 61 Bloomberg Economists got it WRONG, but ‘TRUMP,’ and some other Geniuses, got it right,” he argued. “The SUCCESS is due to Good Government, and TARIFFS.”
According to MarketWatch, the U.S. economy did indeed grow by 4.3 percent in the third quarter, despite a weeks-long government shutdown this fall. Consumer spending also grew by 3.5 percent in the same quarter. “The resilience of the economy could also position the U.S. for similarly solid growth in 2026,” the report noted.
“Because of my Tax Bill (THE GREAT BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL) and TARIFFS, INVESTMENT IS SETTING RECORDS. The Trump Economic Golden Age is FULL steam ahead — ‘You haven’t seen anything yet!’” President Trump remarked on the rosy economic news.
In the past, the president has said that if the Supreme Court rules against his authority to impose tariffs, it would irreparably harm the country. “If a President is not allowed to use Tariffs, we will be at a major disadvantage against all other Countries throughout the World, especially the ‘Majors,’” he argued in November.
He said that the nation would be “defenseless” without tariffs, and suggested that stripping tariff authority away could even result in the “ruination of our nation.”