Trump Denigrates Supreme Court Justices on Social Media After Mail Ballot Defeat
On Tuesday morning, after the Supreme Court rejected his administration’s mail-ballot restrictions for the midterm elections, President Trump took to social media to assail the justices. He called the rulings 'shockingly bad' and said the justices he appointed were 'not the people I interviewed to serve on the United States Supreme Court,' adding that the rulings were 'of such magnitude that it won’t be easily possible for our Country to recover or heal.'
“The justices I appointed were not the people I interviewed to serve on the United States Supreme Court, for shockingly bad rulings that are of such magnitude that it won’t be easily possible for our Country to recover or heal.” Quote verified against source
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AI commentary legacy 2026-09-15
Trump attacks Supreme Court justices he appointed after they rule against his mail-ballot restrictions, framing them as disloyal and questioning their legitimacy. This fits a pattern of treating institutions as personal tools and attacking them when they fail to serve his interests.