Tuesday, February 24, 2026

ATTORNEY KATYAL, SON OF IMMIGRANTS, DERAILED TRUMP TARIFFS

By Walter Einenkel
Daily Kos Staff

Neal Katyal, the attorney who successfully challenged the legality of President Donald Trump’s tariff policies before the Supreme Court, spoke with CNBC Monday morning about the victory. While he took the metaphorical high road in describing the case, he couldn’t resist a subtle poke at the famously thin-skinned president.

“The Supreme Court is the crown jewels in our democracy,” Katyal said. “It's so amazing to think what
happened on Friday can happen, that I, you know, I'm the son of immigrants, and I can walk into court and say the highest person of the land — the president —got something wrong and to do it not in some rinky-dink traffic court but in that highest court of the land, and to win,” he added, twisting the metaphorical knife ever so slightly. “That is something remarkable about this country.”

Katyal, a self-described "extremist centrist," has not shied away from the Trump administration’s attempt to justify its ill-conceived tariff policy, calling it "gravely illegal" and "fundamentally un-American.”

The Supreme Court’s ruling on Trump’s unconstitutional tariffs inspired the president to ramble through an unhinged press conference in which he lied about the success of his trade wars, threatened other countries with economic destruction, and accused the Supreme Court of bias against him.

Being reminded that immigrant stories are foundational to American excellence isn’t likely to soothe Trump’s never-ending sense of aggrievement.

23 comments:

Anonymous said...

Told ya so! Republicans especially the local White male retards eat shit, you were wrong, you're fucking idiots. Stick that magical, make-believe DOGE check right up your asshole. Told ya so!

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Anonymous said...

Tune in tonight to watch your favorite President Donald J. Trump, on the State Of The Uninion Address.

Anonymous said...

Where's the story on the victorious USA Hockey Team?

Anonymous said...

Everybody here is an immigrant, except Native Americans.

You whiteys, especially.

Fucking killers.

Anonymous said...

SOTU prediction. Blame Biden.
Fact-checking nightmare. Incoherent rambling. The best economy in history. Blah, blah.

kok said...

Trump and Republicans are having a meltdown as they panic knowing the public views them as fucking idiots and should not be taken seriously. Hooray!

Anonymous said...

Justice Kavanaugh told Trump how to work around the SCOTUS ruling with other statutes in his dissenting opinion and even praised him for it. Are you dense, Montoya? The Supremes did not stop his tariffs.

Anonymous said...

Trump blames Biden for his tanking economy. Biden didn’t implement worldwide tariffs. It
was Biden/Harris that cleaned up Trump’s disastrous first term. Remember the recession? And the felon was still voted in. How does it feel to be hoodwinked by a scoundrel? MAGA maggots.

Anonymous said...

Trump is completely melting since the MAN told him his policies on trade are complete bullshit. Trump panics he's not a dictator and starts making hollow threats to world leaders who know he's a fucking moron just like most Texas Republicans and the retard Governors in Red states. Republicans are losing their minds and I love it! Fuck You Charlie Kirk! Fuck You Trump!

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Anonymous said...

NHL star Jack Hughes is Jewish. He was raised celebrating Jewish traditions, including having a bar mitzvah, with his mother, Ellen Weinberg-Hughes, being Jewish and his father, Jim Hughes, being Catholic. As of February 2026, he is recognized as a Jewish hockey player 🫑. That’s why they are mad.. πŸ€ͺπŸ€£πŸ˜­πŸ™ƒ
The antisemites FOUND OUT he is Jewish… hahahaha commies B cukin

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

Did you communist watch how your comrades never stood when the president spoke on programs that help the common man. Beautiful picture of what the communist stand for, themselves. Lies and corruption!!

Anonymous said...

I hope you feel better by spewing your hate on line. Typical communist, nothing but hate and negativity coming from the left.

Anonymous said...

Biden left behind a 5 percent inflation rate but you communist refuse to accept the facts. The behavior from the left is embarrassing to the world. A 5 year old behaves better. The communist party is a party of division and hate. This is what the communist are teaching their children HATE!

Anonymous said...

Look in the mirror and see a lost soul full of hate and confusion. Get mental help. You really need it. Red flags all over the place. You need to be paced on a watch list.

Anonymous said...

Whose the president papa? Eat that!

Anonymous said...

Thanks to the Supreme court ruling our president was allowed to sign an executive order imposing a 10% global tax lasting 150 days under a different law. Tariffs have been around for thousands of years and will remain.

Anonymous said...

You have already lost your mind. I love how Republicans can get under the skin of communists.

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