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BREAKING: The Supreme Court just struck down President Trump's tariffs in a 6-3 ruling, and Leonard Leo's fingerprints are ALL over this. Let me walk you through exactly what just happened, because the media will never share this with you. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority opinion, ruling that President Trump's use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose tariffs is unconstitutional. The court said IEEPA "does not authorize the President to impose tariffs." Six justices voted against the President. Only three (Thomas, Alito, and Kavanaugh) stood with President Trump. Now here's the part that should make your blood boil. Two of the justices who just voted to gut President Trump's signature economic policy (Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett) were hand-picked by Leonard Leo. Leo personally advised President Trump on those nominations. He “vetted” them. He advocated for them. He assured the President and the entire MAGA movement that these were solid, reliable constitutionalists who would defend conservative principles. Instead, Gorsuch and Barrett just sided with liberal justices Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson to kill tariffs that were protecting American workers, punishing China for fentanyl trafficking, and generating over $130 billion in revenue for the United States. And it gets a lot worse! As I have previously reported, Leonard Leo is a key financial backer of the New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA), the very group that filed the original lawsuit challenging President Trump's tariffs on China back in April of last year. Leo funded the lawsuit that kicked off this entire chain of events. Read that again: Leonard Leo funded the legal attack on Trump's tariffs, AND he picked the judges who just ruled against them. And this guy considers himself pro-America?! Last May, President Trump called Leo a "sleazebag" on Truth Social and said he "probably hates America." At the time, some people thought that was too harsh. Today, it looks spot on! President Trump saw this coming before anyone else did. During an Oval Office presser earlier this year, President Trump slammed those bringing lawsuits against his tariffs as "anti-American" and "pro-China." He didn't even have to say Leonard Leo’s name, because everyone in Washington knew exactly who Trump was talking about. And now we know the damage. The Supreme Court’s ruling invalidates the Liberation Day tariffs, the reciprocal tariffs on over 90 countries, and tariffs on China, Canada, and Mexico. Kavanaugh himself warned in his dissent that any refund process will be "a mess," and that the court's majority said "nothing today about whether, and if so how, the Government should go about returning the billions of dollars that it has collected." What a disaster! This is the real-world consequence of Leonard Leo's betrayal. Serious economic damage to a country that voted overwhelmingly for tariff protection and America First trade policy. President Trump is right to call this ruling a "disgrace," and thankfully, says he has a backup plan. Good. Because this country needs a President who fights. One thing is certain, and that’s the fact that Leonard Leo should NEVER be allowed to advise on picking judges or Supreme Court nominees ever again! Not now. Not in any future administration. He’s persona non grata now!