President Donald Trump has warned that the Supreme Court will leave the United States "defenseless'' and possibly "reduced to almost Third World status'' if it strikes down the tariffs he imposed this

President Trump said he will develop a "Game 2 plan" to carry out his agenda in case the Supreme Court rules against his tariffs.

The three Trump-appointed Supreme Court justices shared apparent interest in legal rationales that could deliver the president a win on his contested tariffs.

Solicitor General D. John Sauer, representing Trump, was first up to the lectern, telling the court that Trump imposed the tariffs to deal with two dire emergencies: a persistent trade imbalance and the flood of fentanyl entering the United States.

President Donald Trump has warned that the Supreme Court will leave the United States “defenseless’’ and possibly “reduced to almost Third World status’’ if it strikes down the tariffs he imposed this year on nearly every country on earth.

Landor v. Louisiana involves whether an inmate of a minority religious group, the Rastafarians, can sue for monetary damages after the warden violated his religious rights – specifically, the right to not cut his hair.

The court's decision is not a final ruling, however; it just permits Trump's passport policy to go into effect while litigation continues in the lower courts.