U.S. President Donald Trump again urged a favorable Supreme Court ruling, saying that if the tariff is invalidated, the United States would have to return an enormous amount of money to other countries.
On the 12th, local time, President Trump said on his social media, Truth Social, that "if the administration loses the lawsuit over the tariff, it will have to return 'trillions of dollars,'" adding, "it will be a complete mess and it will be almost impossible for our country to pay."
Trump said, "Other countries and corporations are investing in U.S. factories and equipment to avoid the tariff," adding, "even after the administration loses the lawsuit, to keep the investment, we will have to return trillions of dollars."
He went on to say, "If the Supreme Court rules against the United States, we will go bankrupt."
Earlier, Reuters estimated that, assuming a U.S. government loss, the scale of tariff refunds would be around $150 billion (about 220 trillion won). However, President Trump claimed an amount more than 10 times that.
Trump has argued that the tariff brings immense wealth to the United States and that pressure from the tariff can broker peace agreements, and he has publicly pressed the Supreme Court to rule the tariff lawful.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court ruling on the legality of Trump's reciprocal tariff is expected on the 14th.