Constitutional scholar and radio host Mark Levin delivered a scathing takedown of the Supreme Court's shocking decision to strike down President Trump's tariff authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, calling the majority opinion "very messy and problematic" in what may be the most charitable assessment possible.
The ruling represents a devastating blow to Trump's America First trade agenda just weeks into his second term, with the Court effectively handcuffing the President's ability to protect American workers and industries from unfair foreign competition.
"This is constitutional chaos," Levin declared Friday morning, dissecting the majority's flawed reasoning with his trademark precision. The conservative legal giant didn't mince words about what this decision means for presidential power and America's economic sovereignty.
Deep State Sabotage Through the Courts?
Patriots have to ask the obvious question: Is this another example of the administrative state using activist judges to undermine the will of the American people? Trump won a decisive mandate in 2024 specifically on his promise to use tariffs to bring manufacturing jobs back to America and punish countries that have been ripping us off for decades.
Now, unelected judges are telling the duly elected President of the United States that he can't fulfill his core campaign promises. This isn't jurisprudence – it's judicial tyranny.
The timing couldn't be worse, with China already testing Trump's resolve and European allies continuing their economic warfare against American businesses. This Supreme Court decision essentially tells our enemies that America's hands are tied by its own legal system.
What This Means for America First
Make no mistake – this ruling isn't just about tariffs. It's about whether America will be governed by elected officials accountable to We the People, or by robed oligarchs who think they know better than the voters.
As Levin pointed out, the majority's reasoning creates dangerous precedents that could cripple future presidents' ability to respond to economic emergencies. When hostile nations are literally stealing our jobs and technology, do we really want to tie the President's hands with legal technicalities?
The question now is whether President Trump and his legal team will find creative ways to work around this judicial obstruction – or if the American people will once again watch their elected government get sabotaged by unaccountable institutions.