President Donald Trump has abandoned his controversial plan to attend oral arguments for the Supreme Court case that will decide the fate of his signature economic policy.

The president originally claimed he was “obligated” to be there Wednesday when the justices weigh whether or not the president can unilaterally impose sweeping tariffs on products from dozens of U.S. trading partners.

But after his own allies warned that the move could backfire, Trump has decided to skip the arguments, he announced in a rambling Truth Social post.

“I will not be going to the Court on Wednesday in that I do not want to distract from the importance of this Decision,” he wrote. “It will be, in my opinion, one of the most important and consequential Decisions ever made by the United States Supreme Cour

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