President Trump questioned even the judges he himself nominated and accused the court of facilitating fraud, something the judicial decision does not establish.
Why it matters: Trump is not only questioning another judicial decision; he is now openly confronting a conservative-majority Court that he himself helped consolidate.
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Trump called the ruling a «big loss» for Republicans and the United States and claimed it would facilitate electoral fraud through mail-in ballots, according to his post on Truth Social.
The president claimed that certain judges are «intimidated» by Democrats and are «unable to show the courage necessary to save the United States».
The accusation: Trump claims that Democrats now have «a free pass» to commit mail-in ballot fraud. The court's decision does not establish this conclusion.
The court rejected the government's request on Monday to suspend an order that prevents implementing new USPS rules for mail-in voting.
The clash took on another dimension when Trump directed his frustration at a Court whose conservative majority he helped build during his first term.
Only Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas publicly disagreed with the rejection. Alito argued that the government had demonstrated the necessary grounds to obtain the requested suspension.
The difference: the judicial dispute revolves around the implementation of new postal rules, not a determination of Democratic voter fraud.
Among the arguments against applying the rules now is the limited time available before the November elections. Election officials warned the Court about difficulties in complying with the new requirements at this stage of the process.
Trump used the post to add his criticism of decisions on tariffs and birthright citizenship, presenting them as part of a harmful pattern for the country.
He even accused the Court of being «intimidated and coerced by the radical left» and claimed that its decisions have set the United States back «at least a hundred years».
Trump acknowledged the gravity of publicly attacking the highest court: «It's not easy for me to write this criticism», he noted, but assured that doing so is his «obligation and duty» as president.
The post thus elevates the conflict beyond a mail-in voting defeat: Trump is now openly questioning the judgment and independence of a conservative Court that he contributed decisively to forming.
