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Trump attacks Supreme Court after ballot ruling

By Sohail Khan 15 September 2026, 9:02 pm

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'Set America back at least 100 years': Trump attacks Supreme Court after ballot ruling; accuses 'Radical Left' of bullying & cajoling justices
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Donald Trump has intensified his criticism of recent Supreme Court rulings, particularly its decision on mail-in ballots ahead of the November midterm elections. He also raised concerns about the court’s rulings on tariffs and birthright citizenship, accusing the justices of being influenced by what he called the “Radical Left”. Trump argued that these decisions could have damaging consequences for the US.

Trump attacks Supreme Court after mail-in voting ruling, criticises justices he appointed

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday lashed out at the US Supreme Court after the top court declined to allow the US Postal Service to enforce a rule targeting mail-in ballots ahead of the November midterm elections.

In a Truth Social post, Trump criticised the justices he appointed to the Supreme Court, accusing the court of being influenced by Democrats and of repeatedly ruling against policies supported by his administration.

The Supreme Court currently has a 6-3 conservative majority.

Trump says Supreme Court has ‘set America back’

Reacting to the ruling, Trump said the Supreme Court had been influenced by what he described as the “Radical Left”.

“This Supreme Court is bullied and cajoled by the Radical Left into making decisions that have set America back at least a hundred years,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

“These are not the people I interviewed to serve on the United States Supreme Court, they are merely a shell of their original selves,” he added.

Trump also said the court would be remembered for what he described as damaging decisions.

“It is a Court that will go down as having rendered some of the most destructive, hurtful, and damaging decisions in our Country's history,” he wrote.

Trump calls mail-in voting ruling a ‘big loss’ for Republicans

Trump described the decision involving mail-in ballots as a “big loss” for Republicans and repeated his longstanding criticism of mail-in voting.

“Republicans just got another bad decision from the United States Supreme Court, one that the Court System took forever to give, and then blamed it, in part, on no time left to implement a solution to our totally CORRUPT and out of control Mail-In voting ‘disaster,’ which is a laughing stock all over the World, and where we are the only country that has to endure such a Nation Destroying SCAM,” he said.

Trump praised Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas, who dissented from the court's decision.

“Justices Alito and Thomas, legends both, strongly disagreed with this horrible, highly political, ruling. It is a big loss for Republicans, and America itself, and makes cheating by the Radical Left ‘Dumocrats,’ on Mail-In Ballots, a much easier thing to do – And now they have an open field to do so!” Trump wrote.

Trump criticises court over tariffs and birthright citizenship

Trump also used his statement to attack the Supreme Court over other rulings involving his administration's policies, including his global tariff regime and efforts to restrict birthright citizenship.

“The Supreme Court has really let our Country down! Certain Justices are petrified of these crazed and depraved Democrats, and are totally unable to show the courage necessary to save our America,” he wrote.

Trump said the court's decision on tariffs would have significant financial consequences for the US.

“Their horrible decision on Tariffs will be costing the U.S.A., for many years to come, Trillions and Trillions of Dollars,” he said.

He also criticised the court's ruling related to birthright citizenship, calling it “a complete and total disaster for America”.

“Likewise, the Supreme Court’s Decision on Birthright Citizenship is a complete and total disaster for America, and has already led to massive corruption with respect to ‘citizenship’ in our Country,” Trump wrote.

Trump says Supreme Court decisions have caused ‘incalculable’ damage

Trump further accused the court of failing to act in what he considered the country's best interests.

“The damage done to America is incalculable, and they know this, just as everyone else does – It is an irreparable and unrecoverable harm!” he said.

“The Court’s inability and unwillingness to do the right thing for our Country will go down, in a very negative way, in the annals of History,” Trump added.

He concluded by repeating his criticism of the Supreme Court and saying that he felt obliged to speak out.

“This Supreme Court is bullied and cajoled by the Radical Left into making decisions that have set America back at least a hundred years. These are not the people I interviewed to serve on the United States Supreme Court, they are merely a shell of their original selves, a Court that is costing the United States Trillions of Dollars with shockingly bad rulings that are of such magnitude that it won’t be easily possible for our Country to recover or heal,” Trump wrote.

“It is a Court that will go down as having rendered some of the most destructive, hurtful, and damaging decisions in our Country’s history. It is not easy for me to write this criticism of the United States Supreme Court – it will likely cost me dearly for years to come – but I feel it my obligation and duty, as President, to do so for the America we love!” he said.

“Thank you for your attention to this very important matter. God bless the U.S.A. President DONALD J. TRUMP”

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