Saturday, February 21, 2026

Wise Tactic


As recognized by the former chess campion, Donald Trump is dangerous and emboldened by suceess in grabbing power, and will only get worse. While he repulsively lashes out at critics, his party will continue to object only at the margins.

In his speech following the Court's decision, the President complained  "The Supreme Court’s ruling on tariffs is deeply disappointing, and I’m ashamed of certain members of the court, absolutely ashamed, for not having the courage to do what’s right for our country."  He claimed

Foreign countries that have been ripping us off for years are ecstatic. They’re so happy, and they’re dancing in the streets, but they won’t be dancing for long, that I can assure you.

The Democrats on the court are thrilled, but they will automatically vote no. They’re an automatic no, just like in Congress, they’re an automatic no. They’re against anything that makes America, strong, healthy and great again. They also are a, frankly, disgrace to our nation, those justices….

"Others" are

just being foools and lapdogs for the RINOs and the radicalleft Democrats and not that this should have anything at all to do with it, they're vry unpatriotic and disloyal to our Constitution.

It’s my opinion that the court has been swayed by foreign interests and a political movement that is far smaller than people would ever think.

In a post on his ironically, yet intentionally, named Truth Social platform that evening, Donald remark in part

What happened today with the two United States Supreme Court Justices that I appointed against great oppsition, Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett, whether people like it or not, never seems to happen with Democrats. They vote against the Republicans, and never against themselves, almost every single time, no matter how good a case we have.

If X is any indication, his remarks inspired the desired response. One tweeter argued (with picture of the offender) "Meet Amy Coney Barrett. She just went against President Trump and struck down his tariffs. She is one of the biggest disappoints we've ever seen. Betraying the American people."

Another- also with photo attached- raged 

SHE IS A TRAITOR. Amy Coney Barrett is a traitor to the conservative movement! 

Since her appointment in 2020 she has AGREED WITH THE LIBERAL JUSTICEs in approximately 65% to 75% of cases on average. 

This average varies by term and specific justice but the pattern is crystal clear. Trump gave her the seat to deliver for us yet she sides with the left way too often! 

It feels exactly like a fox slipped into the conservative henhouse t wreck it from inside. 

Patriots who cheered her cconfirmation now feel stabed straight in the back!

Still another wrote 

President Trump just called out the corrupt SC Judges who are bought and paid for by FOREIGN COUNTRIES. TRAITORS TO AMERICA. 🇺🇸 ☠️

Chief Justice John Roberts (who wrote the majority opinion)

 •  Justice Neil Gorsuch

•  Justice Amy Coney Barrett

•  Justice Sonia Sotomayor

•  Justice Elena Kagan

•  Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson

“And they’re dancing in the streets but they won’t be dancing for long.” 

This tweeter summed up the sentiment: AMY CONEY BARRETT IS AN ABSOLUTE TRAITOR."

AMY CONEY BARRETT IS AN ABSOLUTE TRAITOR


Which is to say: Donald Trump is not "deranged."  CBS News noted that after Trump's prepared remarks

A reporter asked the President if he regrets nominating dissenting justices Barrett and Gorsuch. The President said he didn't want to say that, but lobbed personal insults at the justices.

"I don't want to say whether or not I regret. I think their decision was terrible" he said, pausing before continuing. "I think it's an embarrassment to their families, you want to know the truth, the two of them."

Barrett and her husband have seven children, while Gorsuch and his wife have two.

Donald Trump has appallingly attacked Amy Coney Barrett and Neil Gorsuch. Many of his supporters have taken the hint.

There are three possible outcomes to President Trump's excoriation of two Supreme Court justices. Of course, the two justices may put aside the personal insults. They may rise above the noise and rule in the future as they othewise would, usually as a conservative in the case of Barrett and almost always in the case of Gorsuch.

Or perhaps the two will be intimidated. Trump typically attempts to intimidate friend and foe alike and his record of success is impressive. That is especially plausible given Barrettt and her husband have seven children, while Gorsuch and his wife have two.

The third possibility, obviously, is that one or more of Trump's loyalists will conclude that traitors have to be eliminated, as stated in some circles, neutralized.  If that were to occur, in the case of either or both, we know who will be blamed. It will be, as has been the case with the murder of Charlie Kirk and the assassination attempts upon Donald Trump himself, the "left" or "Democrats" or "they," the latter unspecified enemies of the MAGA movement and/or its leader. The crime would be exploited ruthlessl by President Trump- think Reichstag fire.

The one consolation is that the perpetrators would be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, as were the January 6, 2021 insurrectionists. And like those individuals, they would be..... oh, yea, granted clemency or pardons.  

Donald Trump is not deranged, stupid,or unhinged. He understood quite well the possible ramifications of his incendiary remarks. And most of those, for him, would be positive.



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