President Donald Trump was dragged through the mud Sunday for his panicked attack on the Supreme Court as his authority to impose sweeping tariffs may be on the verge of being struck down.
In an online post on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump erupted at the Supreme Court over its growing skepticism of his authority to impose tariffs, implying that the court was uneducated on the intent of the Founding Fathers as it relates to his authority to impose tariffs.
“The whole thing is ridiculous!” Trump wrote. “...WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON???”
Trump’s lashing out at the Supreme Court drew an immediate response from online critics, including from X user “PatriotTakes,” who researches and monitors “right-wing extremism” and has amassed more than 458,000 followers.
“Trump is ‘panican’ because he based his whole (failed) economic strategy on a constitutionally questionable tariffs based on emergency powers,” they wrote, referencing the Trump-coined term he used to describe panicking Republicans who opposed his tariffs.
Others, like X user “Albino Jiginosis,” a self-described sports enthusiast whose profile says they’re from Illinois, called Trump a “completely unserious individual and an embarrassment” in response to his online outburst.
“Trump knows the tariffs are cooked and is flailing,” they wrote in a social media post on X Sunday.
The Supreme Court heard arguments from the Trump administration's lawyers Wednesday in defense of the president’s authority to impose sweeping tariffs. They argued that under a 1977 law, Trump had the authority to impose tariffs in response to emergencies, which in this case, they argued, was the United States’ imbalance trade with other nations.
A majority of the nine justices on the Supreme Court, however, have shown skepticism at the Trump administration’s arguments, potentially giving reason for Trump’s continued outbursts. Trump previously warned that the United States may be reduced to “almost Third World status” should the court rule against him.
“Seethe, cope and seethe Donnie,” wrote X user “NPC35882722,” who’s frequently posted or shared content supportive of Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), in a social media post Sunday. “Maybe ask Argentina for our cash back and f--- you and your 50 year banker scam.”Trump is “panican” because he based his whole (failed) economic strategy on a constitutionally questionable tariffs based on emergency powers pic.twitter.com/kooC3MOeG0
— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) November 9, 2025