Governor Newsom calls for immediate tariff refund checks following Supreme Court ruling against Trump [View all]

Source: www.gov.ca


News Feb 20, 2026


Governor Newsom calls for immediate tariff refund checks following Supreme Court ruling against Trump

What you need to know: The Supreme Court struck down Trump’s illegal tariffs. Governor Newsom is now calling on Trump to refund Americans their money immediately — with interest.

SAN FRANCISCO – Governor Gavin Newsom today called on the Trump Administration to immediately issue refund checks — with interest — to American families and businesses after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs were illegal.

“Time to pay the piper, Donald. These tariffs were nothing more than an illegal cash grab that drove up prices and hurt working families, so you could wreck longstanding alliances and extort them. Every dollar unlawfully taken must be refunded immediately — with interest. Cough up!”


The Court’s 6-3 decision confirmed what Governor Newsom argued from the beginning in California’s lawsuit: President Trump lacked the authority to impose sweeping tariffs under emergency powers. The illegal tariffs, a tax, collected more than $130 billion from importers, costs that were passed on to consumers through higher prices on everyday goods. A recent Yale report found that the tariffs led to the average family losing $1,751 dollars last year...................


Read more: https://www.gov.ca.gov/2026/02/20/governor-newsom-calls-for-immediate-tariff-refund-checks-following-supreme-court-ruling-against-trump/

---

tsk tsk. trumpy is having a hissyfit!!

‪Acyn‬
‪@acyn.bsky.social‬
· 37m
CNN: Apparently the breakfast had been going well. Then Trump became enraged. He started ranting about the decision, not only calling it a disgrace, but started attacking the courts at one point saying: these f’ing courts

CNN: Apparently the breakfast had been going well. Then Trump became enraged. He started ranting about the decision, not only calling it a disgrace, but started attacking the courts at one point saying: these f’ing courts

— Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) 2026-02-20T16:33:38.963Z