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

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

Trump spoke with reporters aboard Air Force One as he headed from West Palm Beach, Florida, to Washington, DC

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

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

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During a rally aboard Air Force One on Sunday, President Donald Trump said: “If we don’t have tariffs, we don’t have national security.” (Ken Cedeno/Reuters)

Trump said: “Other countries are using tariffs against us, and we have not been able to openly and freely use tariffs against them.” “I’ll give you an example – China. That was a disaster for the world, and I was able to settle it very quickly, very easily because I was able to use tariffs. It’s complete national security, and economic health is also part of national security, by the way.”

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

“I wanted to go so bad,” he said. “I didn’t want to do anything that would distract from the importance of this decision. If we didn’t have tariffs, we wouldn’t have national security, and the rest of the world would laugh at us because they used tariffs against us for years and took advantage of us.”

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The Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. President Trump has warned that an upcoming Supreme Court case over tariffs could reshape America’s economic and national security future. (John Elswick/AP Photo)

He credited the tariffs with pushing the stock market to a record 48 highs during his tenure, and said they remained necessary for “fair and sustainable” trade agreements.

“We got rich,” he said. “Our stock market hit a record high on Friday — 48 record highs during my tenure — and a lot of that is because of tariffs and our good trade agreements. Without that, a good trade deal wouldn’t be possible. We’ve been getting abused by a lot of other countries, including China, for years. But not anymore. Tariffs have brought us tremendous national security.”

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

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President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Friday, October 10, 2025. (Sean Theo/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

He said tariffs fueled record market growth and “significant wealth” during his presidency and remain vital to maintaining the country’s ability to compete with global powers.

“This will be, in my opinion, one of the most important decisions the government has ever made Supreme Court of the United States“If we win, we will be the richest and safest country anywhere in the world, by a long shot. If we lose, our country could regress to almost Third World status,” Trump said.

Regarding foreign policy, Trump rejected questions about using frozen Russian assets as leverage, saying that Europe and Russia are “having discussions” and that he is “not involved.”

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Ukrainian soldiers from the 44th Artillery Brigade fire a Bohdana 2s22 self-propelled howitzer towards Russian positions on the front line in the Zaporizhzhya region, Ukraine, Wednesday, August 20, 2025. (Danilo Antonyuk/AP Photo)

Long range transmission is excluded Tomahawk missiles over UkraineSaying “not really” when asked if he thought about it.

“There is no final straw,” he added. “Sometimes you have to let it fight, that fight and the fight. It was a tough war for a lot of soldiers.”

Trump also said that the United States will not tolerate the mass killing of Christians in Nigeria.

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President Trump said the United States will not tolerate the mass killing of Christians in Nigeria. (Associated Press)

“They are killing record numbers of Christians in Nigeria,” Trump said. “They are killing Christians and killing them in very large numbers. We will not allow that to happen.”

He had warned the previous day that the United States would withhold aid if Abuja did not stop the killings, and said he might order swift action to eliminate Islamist terrorists after designating Nigeria as a country of particular concern.

The persecution of Christians in Nigeria has reached crisis proportions as Islamic militants have burned villages, slaughtered worshipers, and displaced thousands across the northern and central regions.

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

“Who would say that?” Trump asked a reporter. “Suppose there was – shall I tell you that? 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, from drug addicts – and so have other countries.”

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He blamed President Biden Immigration policies For allowing criminals to cross into the United States, they described him as “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 stupid people. Biden, who is the worst president in the history of our country by far… Many countries have sent their prisoners – they sent drug dealers, they sent drug addicts. They sent anyone they didn’t want. They sent them through our country. And Venezuela was one of the worst violators.”