So here's what happens when the Supreme Court says a president's signature trade policy was illegal: everyone starts arguing about who gets the money back.

Democratic leaders spent the weekend demanding refunds of tariffs collected under Donald Trump's policy after the court struck it down. They're not being subtle about it either.

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro said tariffs are "hurting the American people" and urged the president to "adhere to the Supreme Court and stop inflicting pain on our families, farmers, and small businesses."

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries argued the tariffs raised costs for families and said Republicans want to reinstate them after they were struck down. His solution? "Give money back to households."

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer was even more direct: Trump's tariffs are "illegal" and the money "must be returned."

Senator Elizabeth Warren described the tariffs as causing Americans to pay higher prices and said Trump "stole your money" through the policy. Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg put a number on it, saying the average household lost more than $1,000 due to the tariffs and that the president "owes you an apology – and a refund."

So that's the Democratic position: the court said it was illegal, people paid more, give the money back. Simple enough.

But here's where it gets interesting – Republicans aren't exactly united on this either. Representative Don Bacon called the 15% global tariff "unconstitutional," bad policy, and politically unpopular, arguing it wouldn't last because most Americans oppose it.

Meanwhile, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said the ruling reinforced Congress' role in trade policy, and Senator Rand Paul called it a "defense of the republic." Trump himself has indicated he could raise the tariff to 15% under a separate trade provision that allows temporary measures to address trade deficits.

So you've got Democrats united in demanding refunds, Republicans split between constitutional concerns and defending presidential authority, and billions of dollars in collected tariffs sitting there while everyone figures out what happens next.

The basic math is this: if a policy is ruled illegal, does the money collected under that policy get returned? Democrats say yes, absolutely. Some Republicans seem to agree on constitutional grounds. Others are more focused on who gets to make trade policy in the first place.

Either way, American households are apparently out an average of $1,000, and now there's a court ruling saying they shouldn't have paid it. The political fight over what happens next is just getting started.