Trump plans Supreme Court appeal on tariffs, voices disappointment in Putin

US President Donald Trump

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said his administration will ask the Supreme Court for an expedited ruling on tariffs that a US appeals court found illegal last week.

The president said in an interview taped Tuesday morning with conservative commentator Scott Jennings that he will be “going in as an emergency” to the high court and would “probably” be seeking it Wednesday.

He said the judges who issued the appeals court ruling last week were “a very liberal court” and said that “they don’t care about the country and “they don’t love the country.”

“It will be a disaster if that is lost for our country,” Trump said of his tariffs.

Trump also said in a post on Truth platform, he was "very disappointed" in Russian President Vladimir Putin and added without elaborating that his administration was planning to take some actions to bring down deaths in Russia's war in Ukraine.

He indicated that he would "do something to help people survive" amid the ongoing war in Ukraine and that, he is "not concerned at all" about a potential axis forming against the US, that includes China and Russia.

At a subsequent press conference, Trump also responded to rumors circulating on social media over the weekend alleging his death or deteriorating health. “I have heard,” Trump responded. “It’s sort of crazy, but last week, I did numerous news conferences, all very successful.”

Regarding his continued attempts to interfere in monetary policy decisions, Trump said the US needs a significant interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve.