WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's strategy to persuade the Supreme Court to uphold his sweeping tariffs is not subtle.

To some opponents of his tariffs, Trump's frequent use of apocalyptic rhetoric about his signature policy ahead of the Nov. 5 oral argument is an obvious attempt to influence the court by focusing on the potential consequences of a ruling against him.

“I will tell you that’s one of the most important cases in the history of our country because if we don’t win that case, we will be a weakened, troubled, financial mess for many, many years to come,” Trump said at the White House on Oct. 15, in just one example of his repeated comments on the subject.

Trump, who has a long history of harshly criticizing judges who rule against him , has even suggested he might atte

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