Trump calls tariff case ‘most important’ Supreme Court decision ever

president Donald Trump defended his use of tariffs as crucial to national security ahead of a landmark Supreme Court case, while warning that the U.S. would not tolerate the mass killings of Christians in Nigeria and refusing to rule out possible military action in Venezuela.

Trump spoke to reporters on Air Force One as he flew from West Palm Beach, Florida, to Washington, DC

He was asked about what was coming Supreme Court case on tariffswhich he described as “one of the most important decisions in the history of our country.”

Trump argued that the outcome will determine whether presidents can freely use tariffs as a tool for economic leverage and national security.

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“Other countries are using tariffs against us, and we have not been able to openly and freely use tariffs against them,” Trump said. “I’ll give you an example – China. That would be a catastrophe for the world, and I was able to sort that out very quickly and very easily because I could apply tariffs. It’s total national security, and by the way, economic health is also part of national security.”

Trump said he would not attend oral arguments to avoid drawing attention to himself, declaring: “It’s not about me. It’s about our country.” Instead, he plans to give a speech in Miami.

“I really wanted to go there,” he said. “I just didn’t want to do anything to distract from the importance of this decision. If we don’t have tariffs, we don’t have national security, and the rest of the world would laugh at us because they’ve been putting tariffs on us for years and taking advantage of us.”

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He credited tariffs with driving the stock market to 48 record highs during his time in office and said they remained essential to “fair and sustainable” trade deals.

“We got rich,” he said. “Our stock market hit a record high on Friday – 48 record highs during my term – and a big part of that is due to the tariffs and our good trade deals. You couldn’t get a good trade deal without that. We’ve been abused by many other countries, including China, for years. Not anymore. The tariffs have brought us tremendous national security.”

Trump warned in a post on Truth Social that the upcoming Supreme Court case on tariffs could change America’s economic and national security future, arguing that presidents must have the power to freely impose tariffs to protect U.S. interests and negotiate strong trade deals.

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He said the tariffs had led to record market growth and “great prosperity” during his presidency and remained crucial to keeping the country competitive with world powers.

“In my opinion it will be one of the most important and consequential decisions ever made Supreme Court of the United States“If we win, we will be by far the richest and safest country in the world.” If we lose, our country could be reduced to almost third world status.”

On foreign policy, Trump dismissed questions about using frozen Russian assets as leverage, saying that Europe and Russia were “having discussions” and that he was “not involved.”

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He ruled out using it from a long distance Tomahawk missiles to UkraineWhen asked if he was thinking about it, he said “not really.”

“There is no final straw,” he added. “Sometimes you have to let it fight it out – this fighting and then fighting it out. It was a hard war for many soldiers.”

Trump also said the US would not tolerate the mass killings of Christians in Nigeria.

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“They are killing a record number of Christians in Nigeria,” Trump said. “They are killing Christians, and in large numbers. We will not allow that.”

A day earlier, he warned that the United States would cut off aid if Abuja did not stop the killings and said he could order swift action to destroy Islamist terrorists after declaring Nigeria a country of particular concern.

Persecution of Christians in Nigeria has reached crisis levels as Islamist militants burn villages, massacre believers and displace thousands in the northern and central regions.

When asked about potential US attacks in VenezuelaTrump declined to confirm or deny, saying, “How can I answer a question like that?”

“Who would say that?” Trump asked a reporter. “Suppose there were – would I tell you? Honestly. Yes, we have plans. We have very secret plans. Look, we’ll see what happens with Venezuela. Venezuela has sent us thousands and thousands, hundreds of thousands of people from prisons, from mental institutions, drug addicts – and other countries have done that too.”

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He blamed President Biden Immigration policy for allowing criminals to enter the United States, calling him “the worst president in the history of our country.”

Trump added: “That goes for the other countries too, because we were ruled by very stupid people, very, very stupid people. Biden, who is by far the worst president in the history of our country… A lot of countries sent their prisoners – they sent drug dealers, they sent drug addicts. They sent everyone they didn’t want. They sent them through our country. And Venezuela was one of the worst drug addicts.”