Trump attacks the stay denial and calls mail-in voting a “disaster”
President of the United States
“Republicans just got another bad decision from the United States Supreme Court ... It is a big loss for Republicans, and America itself.”
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Trump’s post responds to the Supreme Court’s September 14 decision leaving the 2026 block on the federal ballot-mail rule in place. He says the Court cited inadequate implementation time, calls the rule’s current status a loss for Republicans and America, and characterizes mail-in voting as corrupt.
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The Supreme Court had denied a stay of the preliminary injunction against the USPS rule for the 2026 midterms.
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Trump continues by criticizing the Court and its members; the post contains no contrary position on applying the rule.
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Case context: Should Trump’s new mail-in voting restrictions apply to the 2026 midterms?
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Why this label?
Relative to whether the new ballot-mail restrictions should apply in 2026, Trump describes the block as a loss and portrays enforcement as the needed response to alleged mail-in voting problems.
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