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Kingofalldems

(40,136 posts)
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 11:44 AM Feb 20

Trump blows up over SCOTUS decision:

CNN's Kristen Holmes reports that Trump blew up during a meeting after learning of the SCOTUS ruling on tariffs.

"He started ranting about the decision, not only calling it a disgrace, but started attacking the courts and at one point saying these effing courts, but using the actual language there"

Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona.bsky.social) 2026-02-20T16:30:04.183Z



Hahaha!

How hard is Canada laughing?
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Trump blows up over SCOTUS decision: (Original Post) Kingofalldems Feb 20 OP
NEXT: Trump Board of Peace Overrules "Disgraceful" U.S. Supreme Court; Trump Declares War On U.S. dalton99a Feb 20 #1
Once upon a time your post message would have been wnylib Feb 20 #9
I think Trump declared war on the US a long time ago CaptainTruth Feb 20 #41
We're currently living in tRump's war on America. He is putin's faithful puppet. diane in sf Feb 20 #63
How long before the strings are finally cut? BattleRow Feb 20 #73
If he's worried about the loss of income to the treasury, why not tax ketchup and all crypto currency transactions? jls4561 Feb 20 #2
My suggestion is Tax the filthy Rich like himself... Justice matters. Feb 20 #56
INCOMING KETCHUP-TAKE COVER!!!!! Just_Vote_Dem Feb 20 #3
F this mess underpants Feb 20 #32
Ha! Floyd R. Turbo Feb 20 #43
Who is surprised by this? LetMyPeopleVote Feb 20 #4
I'm pleasantly surprised that SCOTUS did the right thing. Nt spooky3 Feb 20 #16
I was surprised that the didn't just Bettie Feb 20 #19
Check out #32! Just_Vote_Dem Feb 20 #59
I'm hoping he'll suffer a CVA. sop Feb 20 #5
Or a heart attack Grim Chieftain Feb 20 #27
Darth Cheney did Jilly_in_VA Feb 20 #30
Well, there is that... Grim Chieftain Feb 20 #31
I'm taping the press conference whenever it happens... OGBuzz Feb 20 #37
I hope he isn't too upset. An old guy like that shouldn't get stressed out. Ocelot II Feb 20 #6
Yessssss! Hey Joe Feb 20 #24
The Supreme's will be sitting directly in front of him maybe 10 feet away. OGBuzz Feb 20 #39
Folks in the audience... ultralite001 Feb 20 #47
Someone suggested... ultralite001 Feb 20 #54
That's right BonnieJW Feb 20 #46
A Howard Beale moment! BattleRow Feb 20 #74
Has there ever been a criminal who didn't say something derisive about the court? EYESORE 9001 Feb 20 #7
Prime Example of: popsdenver Feb 20 #58
oh please!!! have a heart attack already! mountain grammy Feb 20 #8
TFG is the most absolute waste of oxygen I have ever witnessed UpInArms Feb 20 #10
Aw, that's too bad. Poor baby. The idiot, who thinks he's a genius, listened to Navarro, another idiot. surfered Feb 20 #11
Poor baby... sop Feb 20 #12
A stupider idiot. 2naSalit Feb 20 #13
Happy Schadenfreude Day! Ping Tung Feb 20 #14
TSF, today: Wednesdays Feb 20 #18
dump lost his binkie MustLoveBeagles Feb 20 #15
Please o please let him blow up for real Easterncedar Feb 20 #17
I wanna see pieces -- hundreds and thousands of blubbery chunks of that shitbag Blue Owl Feb 20 #53
They are attempting to save Trump and Repubs in the midterms. kentuck Feb 20 #20
Yep. dalton99a Feb 20 #22
Unfortunately, the damage to long-term trade with our trading partners has been done. OAITW r.2.0 Feb 20 #28
Good point with Alito and Thomas being themselves and Kavanaugh saying "I'm still cool! underpants Feb 20 #34
Didn't he promise to shoot himself in the middle of Fifth Avenue? struggle4progress Feb 20 #21
Just wait for the presser at 12.45 malaise Feb 20 #23
But it's the perfect excuse when the stock market crashes and crypto implodes: Auggie Feb 20 #25
Spoken like a TRUE felon Tim S Feb 20 #26
How soon before tRump orders Pam Bondi to arrest the SCOTUS members Sibelius Fan Feb 20 #29
I think we should all get on truth social and tell him to have Pam Bondi arrest the Supreme Court members that BComplex Feb 20 #64
#hidetheketchup is trending LetMyPeopleVote Feb 20 #33
The sector tariffs on Canada are still in place Fiendish Thingy Feb 20 #35
Yeah, it doesn't affect us a lot but I have to confess it still put a big smile on my face. Bev54 Feb 20 #72
Trump said "It would be a complete mess" but whose mess is it, Trump? Towlie Feb 20 #36
"It would take many years to figure out ... who, when, and where, to pay" Seinan Sensei Feb 20 #66
Supremes gave him an out. poli-junkie Feb 20 #38
So Kagan,Jackson and Sotomayor were trying to help Trump out? onenote Feb 20 #69
Good. I hope he has a stroke. GoodRaisin Feb 20 #40
Hope he "blows up real good" usonian Feb 20 #42
How I wish this was a literal headline lame54 Feb 20 #44
So... Bascially, the scotus dithered quakerboy Feb 20 #45
Lapdog Abstractartist Feb 20 #48
The only vote that surprises me... biocube Feb 20 #49
the ketchup be flying! lol nt Javaman Feb 20 #50
now lets follow the money, where did all that tariff money go to? hmmmm? nt Javaman Feb 20 #51
And the diapers are a-overflowin' C_U_L8R Feb 20 #52
Oh nuts. For a moment I assumed spontaneous human combustion Raven123 Feb 20 #55
tariffs bromeando Feb 20 #57
K&R for, waiting for the State of the Union/Tuesday! UTUSN Feb 20 #60
Leadership-by-tantrum is his only move Torchlight Feb 20 #61
Come on, natural causes! Iggo Feb 20 #62
Paging Susie Wiles. . .Paging Susie Wiles. . . DinahMoeHum Feb 20 #65
Going down now.... Clouds Passing Feb 20 #67
Yeah well good! mountain grammy Feb 20 #68
Well he shouldn't have raised our taxes. Emile Feb 20 #70
he must have seen this because he was extra pissed at cnn Kali Feb 20 #71
This is the Separation of Powers Under the Constitution of the United States exactly as the founding fathers envisioned Shermann Feb 21 #75
The argument for Trump's tariffs was so over the top thought crime Feb 21 #76
Supreme Court Justices' lives at risk due to 'incredibly dangerous' Trump move: attorney LetMyPeopleVote Feb 22 #77

dalton99a

(93,408 posts)
1. NEXT: Trump Board of Peace Overrules "Disgraceful" U.S. Supreme Court; Trump Declares War On U.S.
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 11:45 AM
Feb 20

wnylib

(25,595 posts)
9. Once upon a time your post message would have been
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 11:49 AM
Feb 20

sarcasm or satire.

In today's world, it could actually happen.

jls4561

(3,040 posts)
2. If he's worried about the loss of income to the treasury, why not tax ketchup and all crypto currency transactions?
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 11:46 AM
Feb 20

Bettie

(19,546 posts)
19. I was surprised that the didn't just
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 12:07 PM
Feb 20

do as they were told.

Not at all surprised by the dissenters.

Grim Chieftain

(1,557 posts)
27. Or a heart attack
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 12:41 PM
Feb 20

He would have to have a heart for that to happen, but I dare to dream.

Ocelot II

(130,083 posts)
6. I hope he isn't too upset. An old guy like that shouldn't get stressed out.
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 11:48 AM
Feb 20

He might have a stroke or something.

ultralite001

(2,476 posts)
47. Folks in the audience...
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 01:25 PM
Feb 20

Could pellet the poser prez w/ these tiny ketchup packets...

In celebration of his many "wins"...

BonnieJW

(3,108 posts)
46. That's right
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 01:23 PM
Feb 20

He was starting to panic that none of the dems will show up. Everyone will tune in for this

UpInArms

(54,655 posts)
10. TFG is the most absolute waste of oxygen I have ever witnessed
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 11:49 AM
Feb 20

The day he draws his last breath cannot come soon enough

surfered

(12,805 posts)
11. Aw, that's too bad. Poor baby. The idiot, who thinks he's a genius, listened to Navarro, another idiot.
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 11:49 AM
Feb 20

Blue Owl

(58,832 posts)
53. I wanna see pieces -- hundreds and thousands of blubbery chunks of that shitbag
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 01:32 PM
Feb 20

Then dump them in the ocean for chum for the rest of his evil, complicit cabinet

kentuck

(115,348 posts)
20. They are attempting to save Trump and Repubs in the midterms.
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 12:12 PM
Feb 20

It is political. The tariffs have hit the Midwest farmers very hard. If Republicans lose the Midwest, it could be a blue tsunami. The Court is saving Trump from himself.

OAITW r.2.0

(31,932 posts)
28. Unfortunately, the damage to long-term trade with our trading partners has been done.
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 12:42 PM
Feb 20

Rescinding the tariffs won't address the structural trade decisions that Canada and other countries have made to counteract these tariffs...namely restructuring and prioritizing trade deals with other other middle power countries over the next decade or so..

underpants

(195,906 posts)
34. Good point with Alito and Thomas being themselves and Kavanaugh saying "I'm still cool!
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 12:53 PM
Feb 20

to fend off MAGA crazies.

Auggie

(33,045 posts)
25. But it's the perfect excuse when the stock market crashes and crypto implodes:
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 12:39 PM
Feb 20

he'll blame the courts.

It'll happen.

Sibelius Fan

(24,796 posts)
29. How soon before tRump orders Pam Bondi to arrest the SCOTUS members
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 12:43 PM
Feb 20

who ruled his tariffs are illegal? Maybe he’ll appoint 4-5 additional ASS-kissing members to the SCOTUS to stack a super majority on the SCOTUS.

BComplex

(9,847 posts)
64. I think we should all get on truth social and tell him to have Pam Bondi arrest the Supreme Court members that
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 01:51 PM
Feb 20

shot down his tariffs!! He’s so delusional, he might do it! That would be hillarious!

Fiendish Thingy

(22,730 posts)
35. The sector tariffs on Canada are still in place
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 12:55 PM
Feb 20

And 90% of other Canadian products are exempt.

The ruling only covered the tariffs imposed using the fake “emergency” under the IEEPA.

Bev54

(13,386 posts)
72. Yeah, it doesn't affect us a lot but I have to confess it still put a big smile on my face.
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 07:30 PM
Feb 20

Towlie

(5,563 posts)
36. Trump said "It would be a complete mess" but whose mess is it, Trump?
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 01:05 PM
Feb 20

CNBC: Trump wrote in a social media post on Jan. 12 that

"it would take many years to figure out what number we are talking about and even, who, when, and where, to pay." He added: "It would be a complete mess, and almost impossible for our Country to pay."


more...

Seinan Sensei

(1,491 posts)
66. "It would take many years to figure out ... who, when, and where, to pay"
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 02:07 PM
Feb 20

No problemo.
I’ll wait

poli-junkie

(1,548 posts)
38. Supremes gave him an out.
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 01:07 PM
Feb 20

Just like TSF 1.0, tariffs were ruinous but he got rid of them after agreements with Canada etc. Then during TSF 2.0, his hubris didn’t allow him to concede that, yes indeed, tariffs don’t work. So the Supremes helped him out by getting rid of the politically damaging tariffs.

onenote

(46,098 posts)
69. So Kagan,Jackson and Sotomayor were trying to help Trump out?
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 02:38 PM
Feb 20

And Alito, Thomas, and Kavanaugh were trying to hurt Trump?

Please elaborate....

quakerboy

(14,812 posts)
45. So... Bascially, the scotus dithered
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 01:23 PM
Feb 20

For many months while putins lapdog destroyed the future of the US economy. Now they stand up.. a lot too late.

This is a correct ruling, but its tardyness in coming has bankrupted people.

biocube

(196 posts)
49. The only vote that surprises me...
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 01:28 PM
Feb 20

is Kavanaugh. Not surprised Gorsuch or Barrett voted against Trump and certainly not Roberts. And we know Thomas and Alito are just yes-men for POTUS.

Raven123

(7,729 posts)
55. Oh nuts. For a moment I assumed spontaneous human combustion
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 01:36 PM
Feb 20


Was about to break out the champagne

Torchlight

(6,660 posts)
61. Leadership-by-tantrum is his only move
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 01:40 PM
Feb 20

Odd to realize how many people this wee little man has duped into thinking he's anything other than a degenerate conman; more odd to realize how many people actually desire to be duped and conned.

Shermann

(9,037 posts)
75. This is the Separation of Powers Under the Constitution of the United States exactly as the founding fathers envisioned
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 10:44 AM
Feb 21

Calling it a disgrace doesn't appear to be preserving, protecting and defending said Constitution to the best of his ability.

thought crime

(1,442 posts)
76. The argument for Trump's tariffs was so over the top
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 02:54 PM
Feb 21

Part of their argument was that Trump's economic policy depended on these tariffs. That really doesn't sound like something that should depend on Emergency powers, especially when there is no emergency. The dissenters should be impeached.

LetMyPeopleVote

(178,127 posts)
77. Supreme Court Justices' lives at risk due to 'incredibly dangerous' Trump move: attorney
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 07:01 PM
Feb 22

I wonder if SCOTUS justices will show up for the SOTU? In particular, I wonder if the trump appointees will show up. trump has already attacked these justices and if they show up to the SOTU, you can bet that trump will attack them again. There are already concerns about the safety of the SCOTUS justices due to trump's attacks

Supreme Court Justices may be fearing for their lives after Donald Trump's response to their legal smackdown, according to a Jan. 6 investigator.

Raw Story (@rawstory.com) 2026-02-22T12:00:18Z

https://www.rawstory.com/supreme-court-2675291522

Supreme Court Justices may be fearing for their lives after Donald Trump's response to their legal smackdown, according to a Jan. 6 investigator.

Temidayo Aganga-Williams, an attorney who served as an investigator for the House Jan. 6 committee, appeared on MS NOW over the weekend, where he was asked about Trump's response to the Supreme Court ruling that limited the president's power to tack on new tariffs on a whim.

According to Aganga-Williams, Trump went personal because he nominated these justices. But there could be dangerous consequences, he warned.

"It's always about the person. And here I think what's stark is that he cannot hide behind who appointed them. These are folks that he appointed, that he picked, that he shook their hands and nominated them and espoused how great they are. And even they came down against him. So he has to go down to attacking them personally, which I think is incredibly, incredibly dangerous because it's one thing to say a judge got it wrong," the lawyer said. "When you attack the person, you suggest that the way to rectify this is with that person. And in a world of political violence, I think we get closer and closer to teaching the American people that what they have to do to rectify their needs is not go through institutions, but instead something far more dangerous. And I think that's the path we're down."



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