President Donald Trump criticized the U.S. Supreme Court after the justices rejected his administration’s effort to impose new restrictions on mail-in voting ahead of the November midterm elections.
The ruling allows states to continue sending mail ballots under procedures they have used for years. Trump’s plan would have required states to comply with new federal requirements, including standardized ballot envelopes and the submission of voter information through an online system. The Postal Service could have refused to deliver ballots from states that failed to meet the requirements.
Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissented. Justice Brett Kavanaugh agreed the restrictions should not be implemented for the midterms, while indicating the underlying policy could face a different legal assessment in the future.
Trump slams court over latest setback
In a lengthy Truth Social post, Trump described the ruling as “another bad decision” and called it a major loss for Republicans. He repeated his criticism of mail-in voting and argued the decision would make it easier for Democrats to cheat.
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) September 15, 2026
Trump praised Alito and Thomas for opposing the decision but launched a sweeping attack on other members of the court, accusing them of lacking the courage to make what he considers necessary decisions.
“These are not the people I interviewed to serve on the United States Supreme Court,” Trump wrote.
President revisits tariffs and birthright citizenship
Trump also used the post to criticize previous Supreme Court rulings involving his tariffs and birthright citizenship policies.
He claimed the tariff decision would cost the United States trillions of dollars and said the court’s birthright citizenship ruling had already created serious consequences.
Trump accused the Supreme Court of being pressured by the political left and said its recent decisions would damage its place in history.
The latest ruling comes with voting already underway in some states, leaving existing mail-ballot procedures in place as election officials prepare for the midterms.
