Trump Changes His Mind About Not Attending the Hearing on the Legality of Global Tariffs
The US court previously ruled that Trump had no authority to impose tariffs on multiple countries under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. The Trump administration has appealed to the Supreme Court, and the hearing is scheduled for November 5th.
"The whole world is waiting for a landmark decision," said the BBC.
However, Trump, who had previously hinted at attending the hearing last month, suddenly changed his mind.
On November 2nd, local time, Trump told reporters on Air Force One that he would not attend the Supreme Court hearing on the legality of his global tariffs on November 5th.
"I really wanted to go. I just don't want to do anything that would divert attention from this decision," Trump said. "I don't want to draw too much attention. It's not about me personally, but about our country."
Soon after, Trump posted a longer statement on the "Truth Social" platform.
The statement said that this tariff case would be one of the most important cases in American history. If the president is not allowed to use tariffs, the United States will be at a huge disadvantage in competing with countries, especially "major economies," and the United States would become completely defenseless, even leading to "national destruction."
Trump reiterated that he would not go to the Supreme Court to attend the hearing, as he did not want to divert attention from this important ruling.
"This will be one of the most important and far-reaching decisions ever made by the Supreme Court of the United States. If we win, we will become the richest and safest country in the history of the world. If we lose, our country may fall to almost third-world status," he wrote.
On October 15th, Trump had said that he might personally go to the Supreme Court to attend the oral arguments on whether most of his tariff measures are legal.
He said at the time, "I think I will go to the Supreme Court to attend the trial. I have never done that before, even though I have had some quite significant cases. I believe this is one of the most important cases in history because if we lose, we will be completely defenseless when facing the world."
If Trump attends the hearing, it would be an "unusual" scene. Although past presidents have visited the Supreme Court for events such as the swearing-in of justices, it is extremely rare for a president to personally attend the oral arguments.
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