U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference in the Oval Office of the White House on October 15, 2025, in Washington, DC.
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President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he may go to the Supreme Court next month to hear oral arguments in a major tariff case that could decide the fate of his protectionist trade policies.
If he attends, Trump would apparently become the first sitting US president to appear before the Supreme Court.
“There’s a big case coming up before the Supreme Court, and I’ll tell you this, it’s one of the most important cases in the history of our country,” President Trump said in the Oval Office.
“If we don’t win this case, we will be weakened, challenged and financially disrupted for years to come,” he said.
“That’s why I’m going to go to the Supreme Court and listen,” President Trump said.
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments on November 5th from President Trump seeking to overturn a lower court’s ruling that he did not have the authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose country-specific tariffs, which he implemented earlier this year.
The White House did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment on President Trump’s statement.
