The Supreme Court blocked a plan by Donald Trump to have the U.S. Postal Service create a system for collecting state ballots using Trump barcodes and voter lists.
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The MeidasTouch PodcastSep 15, 2026
The Supreme Court declined to let the Postal Service enforce Trump's mail-ballot rule, leaving in place a lower-court block, and the rule required states to submit voter lists and use barcoded envelopes. The claim's "Trump barcodes" wording is the post's rhetoric, not a sourced detail, but the core assertion is supported by multiple tier1 and tier2 sources.
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… I just, I don't think at all that's not what you come to the Minus Touch Network for. This is facts. This is just facts. Um, and it's sickening to me to see, you know, this behavior. I mean, we'll talk about it in a moment, but, you know, when, when Donald Trump lost in front of the Supreme Court, which blocked his scheme to have the U.S. Postal Service create a new system for collecting state ballots for the upcoming elections that would have to use a Trump barcode with a Trump voter list states' rights, huh? We're gonna use the Postal Service to trump states' rights? Freaking Postal Service to destroy our ability to deliver mail when it comes to ballots with Trump barcodes. But how did he behave when he lost? …
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Supports. Reuters reports the Supreme Court declined on September 14 to let the USPS enforce a rule targeting mail-in ballots, a setback to Trump's effort to restrict mail voting.[1]
Supports. BBC reports the Court rejected Trump's plan and upheld a federal judge's order temporarily blocking USPS from implementing the new postal ballot requirements.[2]
Supports. The NYT describes the blocked plan as a Trump administration plan for USPS to screen mail-in ballots, and notes the rule required states to upload voter lists and meet envelope and barcode requirements.[3][5]
Supports. CNN reports that under the rules, USPS would deliver only ballots with unique voter barcodes, and states would have to provide mail voter lists to USPS.[4]
Context. The order was a brief, unsigned emergency ruling stating the government was unlikely to succeed on the merits. Justice Kavanaugh concurred, saying the rule might fall within USPS authority but would be arbitrary to apply in 2026, and Alito and Thomas dissented.[1][2][3]
Context. The claim's wording departs slightly from the post by calling the barcodes "Trump barcodes"; the sources describe USPS-required unique barcodes on envelopes. This is a rhetorical label that does not change the core assertion.[4][6]
Sources
6 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 tier 1, 2 tier 2, 2 not rated
- 1In loss for Trump, US Supreme Court won't let Postal ...reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 2Trump criticises Supreme Court after justices block mail-in ...bbc.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports, context
- 3Supreme Court Blocks Trump Administration Plan to ...nytimes.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports, context
- 4What’s next for mail voting after the Supreme Court ruled ... -...cnn.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports, context
- 5Another judge steps in to block Donald Trump's mail-in ballot restrictionsabc27.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Supreme Court rejects Trump administration's attempt to restrict mail-in votingabcnews.com · not rated · cited for: context
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