Trump fumes after Supreme Court blocks Missouri GOP map again: ‘Three times now’
Trump:
— Clash Report (@clashreport) September 27, 2026
The Supreme Court of the United States will just not let Missouri have an Election Victory. They continuously, three times now, overrule Judges who came to the correct decisions.
Thank you to the Governor, and all of the Great People of Missouri, who are fighting so… pic.twitter.com/WH7DsFb7sb
WASHINGTON, DC: President Donald Trump sharply criticized the Supreme Court after justices again prevented Missouri from using a Republican-backed congressional map in the November midterm elections.
In a Truth Social post on Sunday, Trump said the court “will just not let Missouri have an Election Victory,” claiming justices had overruled judges supporting the map “three times now.”
Trump targets court over Missouri map
Trump thanked Missouri Gov Mike Kehoe and voters supporting what he called “Fairness and Election Security.”
He also said he had won Missouri “BIG” in all three of his presidential races and expressed support for those backing the proposed boundaries.
The comments followed the Supreme Court’s September 25 order in People Not Politicians v Onder.
The unsigned ruling halted an appeals court decision that had directed Missouri to use the 2025 congressional map for the November election.
The justices said lower courts should not require Missouri to use that map and allowed the 2022 boundaries to remain in effect.
The Supreme Court said the election had already begun and warned that changing districts at this stage could create “electoral chaos.”
GOP-backed plan faces repeated setbacks
Missouri Republicans passed the new map in 2025 after a special redistricting effort backed by Kehoe.
The plan significantly altered the state’s congressional boundaries and was designed to give Republicans an additional House seat.
Under the proposed arrangement, Republicans could hold seven of Missouri’s eight districts, compared with six under the 2022 map.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court stayed lower court orders requiring Missouri to use its 2025 congressional map in November, allowing the state to continue using its 2022 map. The Court cited its earlier stay and concerns about changing election rules after voting has begun. pic.twitter.com/5NbgVPWRjr
— SCOTUS Wire (@scotus_wire) September 25, 2026
The dispute began after opponents submitted referendum petitions challenging the new boundaries.
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled on September 3 that the 2025 map could not take effect unless voters approved it through a referendum, leaving the 2022 map as the operative boundaries under state law.
The federal litigation then produced competing rulings.
The Supreme Court first left the Missouri Supreme Court’s decision in place.
It later intervened again after a federal judge moved to permit the new map.
On September 21, the 8th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Missouri should use the 2025 boundaries because they had been used during the August primary.
Missouri voters face map uncertainty
The Supreme Court’s latest action means Missouri’s 2022 congressional districts will govern the November 3 general election unless the court changes course.
Absentee voting is already underway, and election officials have begun distributing ballots using the older boundaries.
For Missouri voters, the dispute determines which congressional district they vote in and which candidates appear on their ballots.
The court’s decision also preserves the existing district configuration while the referendum question over the 2025 map remains part of the state’s election process.
