Trump says tariffs critical to national security as Supreme Court prepares landmark decision

President Donald Trump defended his use of tariffs as critical to national guard ahead of a landmark Supreme Court circumstance while warning the U S will not tolerate the mass killing of Christians in Nigeria and refusing to rule out foreseen military action in Venezuela Trump spoke with reporters on Air Force One as he flew from West Palm Beach Florida to Washington D C He was required about the upcoming Supreme Court matter on tariffs which he called one of the majority critical decisions in the history of our country Trump argued that the outcome will determine whether presidents can use tariffs freely as a tool for both economic leverage and national safety TRUMP'S TARIFF POWER GRAB BARRELS TOWARD SUPREME COURT Other countries use tariffs against us and we weren't able to openly and freely use tariffs against them Trump disclosed I'll give you an example China That was going to be a catastrophe for the world and I was able to settle it very hastily very easily because I was able to use tariffs It's total national prevention and economic medical is also part of national precaution by the way Trump noted he will not attend oral arguments to avoid drawing attention to himself explaining It s not about me It s about our country Instead he plans to deliver a speech in Miami I desired to go so badly he disclosed I just didn t want to do anything to deflect from the importance of that decision If we don't have tariffs we don't have national shield and the rest of the world would laugh at us because they've used tariffs against us for years and took advantage of us TRUMP ASKS SUPREME COURT FOR URGENT RULING ON TARIFF POWERS AS 'STAKES COULD NOT BE HIGHER'He credited tariffs for driving the stock field to record highs during his term and reported they remain essential for fair and sustainable deal deals We've become wealthy he explained Our stock industry hit a record high on Friday record highs during my term and a large part of that is because of tariffs and our good pact deals Without that you couldn t make a good commerce deal We were being abused by a lot of other countries including China for years Not anymore Tariffs have brought us tremendous national measure Trump warned in a post on Truth Social that the upcoming Supreme Court matter on tariffs could reshape America s economic and national measure future arguing that presidents must have the power to impose tariffs freely to protect U S interests and negotiate strong exchange deals SUPREME COURT PREPARES TO CONFRONT MONUMENTAL SITUATION OVER TRUMP EXECUTIVE POWER AND TARIFF AUTHORITYHe explained tariffs have fueled record arena expansion and great wealth during his presidency and remain vital to keeping the country competitive with global powers It will be in my opinion one of the most of major and consequential decisions ever made by the United States Supreme Court Trump mentioned If we win we will be the richest majority secure country anywhere in the world by far If we lose our country could be reduced to almost third world status On foreign approach Trump dismissed questions about using frozen Russian assets as leverage saying Europe and Russia are having discussions and that he was not involved TRUMP S DEADLINE ON SECONDARY TARIFFS ARRIVES US-RUSSIAN RELATIONS HANG IN THE BALANCEHe ruled out sending long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine saying not really when requested if he was considering it There's no final straw he added Sometimes you have to let it fight it out that fighting and then fighting it out It's been a tough war for a lot of soldiers Trump also noted the U S will not tolerate the mass killing of Christians in Nigeria TRUMP LEARNS A LESSON GROUNDED IN FAITH HOW BEST TO STAND TOUGH ON CONTRACT WITH CHINA They're killing record numbers of Christians in Nigeria Trump explained They're killing the Christians and killing them in very large numbers We're not going to allow that to happen A day earlier he warned the U S will halt aid if Abuja does not stop the killings and commented he may order rapid action to wipe out Islamist terrorists after designating Nigeria a country of particular concern The persecution of Christians in Nigeria has reached predicament levels as Islamist militants burn down villages massacre worshipers and displace thousands across the north and central regions When appealed about promising U S strikes in Venezuela Trump declined to confirm or deny saying How can I answer a question like that Who would say that Trump sought a reporter Supposing there were would I say that to you Honestly Yes we have plans We have very secret plans Look we'll see what happens with Venezuela Venezuela sent us thousands and thousands hundreds of thousands of people from prisons from mental institutions drug addicts and so did other countries He blamed President Biden s immigration policies for allowing criminals to cross into the U S calling him the worst president in the history of our country Trump added It s the other countries too because we were run by very stupid people very very stupid people Biden who is the worst president in the history of our country by far Several countries they sent their prisoners they sent drug dealers they sent drug addicts They sent anybody they didn t want They sent them through our country And Venezuela was one of the worst abusers