Previously, U.S. courts had ruled that Trump had no authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose tariffs on multiple countries.

Of course, the Trump administration was "unhappy" with this ruling and has appealed the case to the Supreme Court, with the related hearing scheduled for November 5th.

For this, the BBC even directly stated that this trial is a "landmark decision," with the eyes of the world focused on it, waiting for the results to be announced.

However, just two days before the trial, Trump suddenly changed his mind and announced he would abandon his previous high-profile plan to attend in person.

His reason was "not to divert attention from the ruling, which concerns the country rather than the individual."

Additionally, after announcing "I won't go," Trump also posted a statement on social media, emphasizing that this case "will be one of the most important cases in American history."

"If we win, the United States will become the richest and safest country, and if we lose, the United States may fall into almost a third-world country's position," it must be said that this is very in line with Trump's extreme language style.

From clearly stating at the end of October, "I think I will go to the Supreme Court to listen," to now backing out at the last minute, the usually bold Trump seems to have "turned back"?

First of all, it needs to be clarified that this trial, which has attracted global attention, the core controversy originated from a key ruling made by the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in August this year, targeting the Trump administration's tariff measures around the world.

It is reported that if the Trump administration loses this case, they may need to return billions of dollars collected through tariffs, which would be a blow to the already financially strained Trump administration.

Actually, Trump initially loudly announced that "I will go to listen," which is rare and unusual.

However, considering Trump's usual habit of using a high-profile posture to express his position and create public pressure, "direct intervention" can be said to be a normal practice.

Whether it was past criticism of judicial rulings via social media, or emphasizing "presidential authority" in policy implementation, he never shies away from using personal influence to pave the way for his goals.

Tariffs are not only an economic policy tool for him, but also a core bargaining chip to "extort" the world.

It is roughly speculated that Trump's sudden announcement of "not going to listen" might have two reasons. One, perhaps it is a wave of opposition within the American political arena.

After all, when Trump first released the plan to attend in mid-August, the American political arena exploded:

Senator Blumenthal from the Democratic Party directly labeled it as a "clumsy trick to intimidate the court."

Republican Senator John Kennedy also directly stated it was an "unwise move," worried that the president appearing in the audience could be interpreted as "exerting political influence on the judges," and might even backfire;

With the rare consensus of both parties' opposition, if Trump insisted on going, he would inevitably face the controversy of "interfering with justice."

On the other hand, it might be that Trump has already had an optimistic prediction of the verdict. After all, among the nine justices, six are conservatives, three of whom were nominated by Trump himself.

And for Trump, who never easily "backs down," without a basic grasp of the result, it's hard to imagine him so decisively abandoning his previously high-profile plan.

Only under the premise of a high probability of winning, he would be willing to put aside the "pressure" and lay the perfect public opinion atmosphere for the upcoming "victory."

Of course, the final result still depends on the judgment of the U.S. Supreme Court in two days, let's wait and see.

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