Trump condemns Supreme Court decision blocking USPS mail-ballot rule
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President Donald Trump criticized the Supreme Court for halting a Postal Service rule on mail-in ballots ahead of the November midterm elections, accusing the justices of harming Republicans and the nation.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday denounced the Supreme Court for stopping a new U.S. Postal Service regulation that would have changed procedures for mail-in ballots used in the upcoming midterm elections. In a post on his social-media platform, Trump said the ruling was “a big loss for Republicans, and America itself,” and suggested it would make election fraud easier.
Trump also attacked the three justices he appointed—Brett Kavanaugh, Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett—claiming they had joined liberal justices and Chief Justice John Roberts in upholding a district court injunction that prevents the rule from taking effect. He praised Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas, who dissented, calling them “legends.”
Justice Brett Kavanaugh, in a separate filing, noted that there was “a fair prospect” the rule could be found legal but argued that applying it to the 2026 elections would be “arbitrary and capricious” under the Administrative Procedure Act because election officials would lack sufficient time to implement it. The Supreme Court’s unsigned majority decision, likely a 7-2 vote, left the rule blocked for the November elections.
The Postal Service rule, issued in late August, was intended to implement an executive order on mail-in ballots signed by Trump in March, setting new standards for ballot envelopes and requiring states to compile lists of eligible mail-ballot voters.