Trump slams U.S. Supreme Court for rejecting his push to restrict mail ballots

President Donald Trump on Tuesday (September 15, 2026) went after the U.S. Supreme Court after it rejected his push to restrict mail-in voting in this year's midterms, saying justices who opposed him were “not the people I interviewed.” The Trump administration had made a last-minute push to have the U.S. Postal Service play a central role in deciding who would be able to receive a mail ballot. But state election officials argued there was not enough time to make the changes for the November 3 midterm elections — and said their systems were already secure and accurate.

The court ruled late on Monday (September 14, 2026) in an emergency order that the restrictions would likely lose in court, at least for this year's election.