Shortly after the Supreme Court invalidated a key component of his economic agenda, President Donald Trump launched personal attacks against the justices who rejected his assertion that emergency powers granted him exclusive authority to levy tariffs on nearly all American trading partners.

Addressing journalists at the White House on Friday, Trump specifically targeted Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Neil Gorsuch—both appointed during his first term and part of the majority decision—calling them “a disgrace to our nation.”

“Honestly, I believe it’s a humiliation for their families, those two,” Trump stated.

In the 6-3 ruling issued Friday morning, the court determined that Trump had exceeded his authority under Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution, which outlines certain powers designated to Congress. “The Framers granted ‘Congress alone’ authority to levy tariffs during peacetime,” the majority opinion declared.

During an extensive press conference that shifted between criticizing the decision and minimizing its significance, Trump harshly criticized the justices and challenged their intentions. He repeatedly claimed, without providing proof, that the Supreme Court had fallen under the sway of “foreign interests.” He described Barrett and Gorsuch as “nothing but fools and puppets for the RINOs and radical left Democrats”—employing the acronym for “Republicans in name only”—and labeled them “highly unpatriotic and betraying our Constitution.”

“I feel ashamed of certain court members—truly ashamed—for lacking the bravery to act in our nation’s best interest,” Trump remarked.

During his first term, Trump personally appointed three of the current nine justices, shifting the court’s ideological balance to the right for decades. Although Trump has secured numerous wins before the court since then, he has expressed frustration over several decisions designed to constrain his authority within constitutional boundaries.

Trump is set to deliver the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress next week. By tradition, some active Supreme Court justices attend this event as a demonstration of unity among the three branches of government. When asked Friday whether he wanted the justices who ruled against him to be present, Trump responded, “They’re hardly invited.”

The Court determined that Trump could no longer utilize a 1977 statute known as the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to unilaterally impose broad tariffs. Since beginning his second term, Trump has invoked IEEPA to implement universal 10% tariffs on nearly all American trading partners. He has also employed tariffs as an instrument of geopolitical leverage against numerous nations. Trump maintains that tariffs will persuade manufacturers to establish more plants within the U.S. One year into his second term, the U.S. has not increased.

Trump stated Friday that he will not attempt to persuade Congress to approve his tariffs. Rather, he intends to employ alternative legal authorities to replicate the current tariffs. Implementing tariffs through these channels normally necessitates probes into unfair trade practices and additional procedures, requiring more time to execute.