In a blistering outburst that shook Washington, President Donald Trump has turned his fury on the very Supreme Court he built — accusing his own appointees of betraying him and setting America back a hundred years after justices blocked his crackdown on mail-in ballots.
A President Scorned By His Own Court
The explosion came on Truth Social, just hours after the Court, in a brief unsigned order, refused to let a new U.S. Postal Service rule restricting mail-in ballots take effect before the November 3 midterms.
“This Supreme Court is bullied and cajoled by the Radical Left,” Trump raged, calling the ruling “horrible, highly political.”
In a cutting personal jab, he declared: “These are not the people I interviewed to serve… they are merely a shell of their original selves.”
Trump appointed three justices — Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett — cementing a 6-3 conservative majority. Only Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissented from Monday’s order. Trump hailed them as “legends, both.” It is the second public shaming in months, after he said Gorsuch and Barrett’s vote to strike down his global tariffs in February was “an embarrassment to their families.”
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The Ballot War That Lit The Fuse
At the heart of the clash is a sweeping USPS regulation, ordered by Trump, that would require states to hand over voter-specific data and use agency-approved, barcode-tracked ballot envelopes. The Postal Service could then refuse to deliver non-compliant ballots.
Critics warned it could throw the election into chaos as states prepare to mail ballots. The administration insists it stops fraud, though evidence of widespread mail fraud remains rare. The stakes are enormous — with Republicans fighting to hold Congress and Democrats far more likely to vote by mail.
Compliance Amid Contempt
Despite the President’s fire, his administration blinked. Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed the White House will comply with the Court’s decision.
The ruling marks a rare loss for Trump at a Court that has recently handed Republicans several election victories, though last week it blocked Missouri’s redrawn map favoring the GOP. For Trump, who has falsely claimed mail ballots rigged his 2020 loss, Tuesday’s defeat was personal: “It is a big loss for Republicans, and America itself.”
