Overview
- The Supreme Court struck down Trump’s tariff regime 6–3, holding the International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not authorize unilateral tariff hikes.
- Trump blasted the justices who ruled against him, with critics noting his remarks questioned their patriotism and denounced them personally.
- On CNN NewsNight, Scott Jennings called the day evidence of a properly functioning government and said the president would try other statutes, a framing Keith Boykin challenged.
- The exchange went viral after Jennings replied to Boykin, “I get paid a lot of money here,” prompting social media criticism of his tone and CNN’s use of him as a panelist.
- Mediaite noted previous Status News reporting that CNN was close to re‑upping Jennings on a lucrative contract, with no public disclosure of the terms.