Former Vice President Mike Pence has shown his true colors again.
As the WLT Report previously reported, the Supreme Court on Friday ruled, 6-3, that President Trump’s decision to use an emergency statute to implement tariffs was unlawful.
In response to the Supreme Court’s decision, Mike Pence broke from the Trump administration and praised the ruling.
Pence, in a post on X, shared that the Supreme Court ruled correctly, noting that the Constitution grants Congress, not the president, the power to tax.
The Hill reported more in-depth on Pence’s remarks:
Former Vice President Mike Pence (R) lauded the Supreme Court’s decision Friday to strike down many of the Trump administration’s tariffs.
A 6-3 majority of the court’s justices ruled that President Trump unlawfully used an emergency statute to impose far-reaching tariffs on American trading partners.
“In Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, our Supreme Court has reaffirmed that the Constitution grants Congress – not the President – the power to tax,” Pence posted on the social platform X. “American families and American businesses pay American tariffs – not foreign countries. With this decision, American families and businesses can breathe a sigh of relief.”
Following his departure from the White House, Pence has become a regular critic of the president and his economic policies.
Pence had previously warned of the risks these proposed policies could have on U.S. consumers and the economy. In an exclusive interview with The Hill after Trump’s tariff announcement last April, the former vice president called the move a “misstep.”
“I don’t think the American people were voting for what would amount to the largest peacetime tax hike in American history, which, the tariffs that were announced last week, if left in place, would certainly be, and the hardship they’d place on working families and businesses large and small,” he said at the time.
Read Pence’s full post below:
Today’s 6-3 ruling by the Supreme Court is a Victory for the American People and a Win for the Separation of Powers enshrined in the Constitution of the United States.
In Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, our Supreme Court has reaffirmed that the Constitution grants Congress -…
— Mike Pence (@Mike_Pence) February 20, 2026
Full text:
Today’s 6-3 ruling by the Supreme Court is a Victory for the American People and a Win for the Separation of Powers enshrined in the Constitution of the United States.
In Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, our Supreme Court has reaffirmed that the Constitution grants Congress – not the President – the power to tax.
American families and American businesses pay American tariffs – not foreign countries. With this decision, American families and businesses can breathe a sigh of relief.
I’m proud of the work our organization American Freedom
has done on this case through our robust amicus brief program to advance economic freedom and defend the Constitution.With this historic decision, America can now return to the pursuit of Free Trade with Free Nations under the Constitution of the United States.
Now, as a comparison, let’s look at how Vice President JD Vance reacted to the ruling:
Today, the Supreme Court decided that Congress, despite giving the president the ability to “regulate imports”, didn’t actually mean it. This is lawlessness from the Court, plain and simple. And its only effect will be to make it harder for the president to protect American…
— JD Vance (@JDVance) February 20, 2026
Full post:
Today, the Supreme Court decided that Congress, despite giving the president the ability to “regulate imports”, didn’t actually mean it. This is lawlessness from the Court, plain and simple. And its only effect will be to make it harder for the president to protect American industries and supply chain resiliency.
President Trump has a wide range of other tariff powers and he will use them to defend American workers and advance this administration’s trade priorities.
Thank goodness, Vice President JD Vance is now in office!
This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport. View the original article here.
