Trump’s War on Republican “Traitors”
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🗓️ 24 February 2026
⏱️ 15 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Hey there, it's Will Salatin from The Bullwork. You know, Friday was a really rough day for Donald Trump because some people really close to him let him down. |
| 0:11.2 | Of course, I'm talking about the Supreme Court, which ruled against him on tariffs. |
| 0:15.7 | And what's sad is, this is just the latest and a long, long line of people who have betrayed our president. |
| 0:23.9 | So today, I hope you'll join me as we try to understand why so many people have turned their backs on this good, kind-hearted man. |
| 0:35.6 | So let's start with the court. On Friday, six justices struck down the tariffs. |
| 0:42.8 | They ruled that under the Constitution, Congress, not the president, Congress has authority over tariffs. |
| 0:50.8 | And Trump got really mad about this because, I mean, how are we supposed to win |
| 0:57.0 | trade wars against all these other countries when they have dictators who can do whatever they |
| 1:03.2 | want? And our president has to go to Congress or the people for permission, right? But what really pissed off Trump is two of the justices, |
| 1:14.8 | two of them, who voted against him, are people he appointed. And here's what he said about them |
| 1:21.8 | after the ruling. I'm ashamed of certain members of the court, absolutely ashamed for not having the courage to do |
| 1:29.5 | what's right for our country. They're just being fools and lapdogs for the rhinos and the |
| 1:35.4 | radical left Democrats and not that they should have anything at all to do with it. They're very |
| 1:41.7 | unpatriotic and disloyal to our constitutions. Whoa very unpatriotic and disloyal to our Constitution. Whoa, unpatriotic and |
| 1:47.4 | disloyal to the Constitution. See, that's how Trump thinks about America. If you vote against what he |
| 1:55.6 | wants, you're voting against America because he is America, right? And then after Trump said that, a reporter |
| 2:04.3 | asked him about those two justices who voted against him. Justice is fortunate and Barrett. Are you |
| 2:12.1 | surprised in particular by their decision today? I am. Do you regret nominating them? I don't want to say whether or not a regret. |
| 2:18.6 | I think their decision was terrible. |
| 2:23.6 | I think it's an embarrassment to their families. |
| 2:26.5 | You want to know the truth, the two of them. |
| 2:28.5 | An embarrassment to their families? |
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