U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, October 15, 2025.
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President Donald Trump said Wednesday he may go to the Supreme Court next month to hear oral arguments in the landmark tariff case that could determine the fate of his sweeping protectionist trade agenda.
Trump would reportedly be the first sitting U.S. president to attend oral arguments at the Supreme Court.
“We have an important case before the Supreme Court, and I can tell you it is one of the most important cases in the history of our country,” Trump said in the Oval Office. “If we do not win this case, we will be in a weakened and troubled financial disaster for many years to come.”
“That’s why I think I’m going to go to the Supreme Court to look,” Trump said.
The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in the tariff case, known as VOS Selections v. Trump, November 5.
The case focuses on whether the law Trump used to impose his largest country-specific tariff policies — including his so-called reciprocal tariffs and fentanyl duties — actually authorizes these trade actions.
The White House did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for additional comment on Trump’s remarks.
