Donald Trump says Supreme Court "has really let our Country down" over mail‑ballot ruling

President Donald Trump’s social media criticism of the Supreme Court followed a decision in which the justices let stand a district judge’s order involving his rules for mail-in ballots; he also said the justices he appointed had weakened. His post fit a pattern: Trump has criticized the court when it rules against him, though it has often ruled his way on his urgent requests, according to the article. Justice Samuel Alito told The Associated Press he was unhappy with such remarks, noting that colleagues have urged Trump to tone them down because they put the court’s security and standing at risk. The dispute matters as the court processes an unusually high number of Trump’s urgent applications, and public confidence in the institution has declined, with Gallup measuring it at 46 percent last month.