Special Edition: Why the SCOTUS Tariff Decision May Lead to More Abuses of Power by Trump

DSR's Words Matter

Riley Fessler

News, Government

4.6 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2026

⏱️ 45 minutes

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The Supreme Court has ruled against Donald Trump’s tariff agenda in a major blow to his economic policy. Are we finally seeing real pushback against this administration? What does this decision mean for our democracy? Norm Ornstein and David Rothkopf react to this evolving story, discussing the SCOTUS decision, the SAVE Act, and the corruption within the Trump administration. Looking for More from the DSR Network? Click Here: https://linktr.ee/deepstateradio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:35.0	Hello and welcome to DSR's Words Matter.
1:37.9	I'm here with a special edition, since we have breaking news we want to talk about.
1:43.0	And, of course, I am joined, as always, by the Oracle of Washington, Norm Arnstein.
1:49.2	How are you doing, Norm?
1:51.2	Well, I, you know, feeling a touch better with this Supreme Court decision,
1:56.7	feeling a lot worse with the new iteration of the so-called Save Act, which has gotten dramatically
2:06.3	worse. So about the same, I guess, you could say, David.
2:09.8	Well, let's start with the Supreme Court decision because, you know, this is the first time
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