Donald Trump watches his Supreme Court picks vote against his tariffs. Then he compares their loyalty to Dems: ‘What can I do? I put them in’

President Trump is expressing significant frustration with his Supreme Court appointees, specifically Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett, over their recent voting records. In an interview published Thursday, as reported by The Hill, the president openly questioned his decision to nominate these justices to the high court.

When asked if he regrets his nominations, the president was blunt. “Yeah. Yeah. What can I do? I put them in,” he told Time magazine. He noted that while the justices do vote in his favor at times, they simply vote against him too often for his liking. He framed the appointments as a lifetime opportunity he provided, which makes their judicial independence feel like a letdown from his perspective.

The president contrasted the behavior of his appointees with the perceived loyalty found within the Democratic Party. He remarked that Democrats “stick like glue” when it comes to their voting patterns and their allegiance to party leaders.

Trump suggested he admires the level of commitment Obama and Biden receive

He went as far as to say, “So they have loyalty to Barack Hussein Obama. They have loyalty to Biden, even though Biden doesn’t even know who the hell they are. He wouldn’t know. He doesn’t even know what the Supreme Court is. And me, I gave them the chance of a lifetime, and it’s unfortunate what they did.”

Despite his complaints about loyalty, the president clarified that he is ultimately looking for what he defines as good decisions for the country. He pointed to the tariff decision as a primary example of a ruling that he believes was disastrous. In February, the Supreme Court struck down the bulk of his tariffs in a 6-3 decision by rejecting his expanded use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Both Gorsuch and Coney Barrett were involved in ruling against the administration on that matter.

The frustration does not stop at economic policy. The president also criticized the high court for its decision in June to strike down his executive order regarding birthright citizenship. That 6-3 ruling upheld the guarantees found in the 14th Amendment, with Kavanaugh voting against the administration’s move. It is clear that these legal setbacks are weighing heavily on the president as he continues to push his agenda.

This is not the first time the president has taken his grievances public. Last month, he criticized the three justices for voting with the majority to block his mail-in voting plan. He took to Truth Social to vent his disapproval, writing, “These are not the people I interviewed to serve on the United States Supreme Court, they are merely a shell of their original selves.”