The 2026 elections could radically alter the makeup of the Supreme Court, President Donald Trump is warning.
“The Democrats number one policy push is the complete and total OBLITERATION of our great United States Supreme Court,” Trump posted Friday on Truth Social.
“They will do this on their very first day in office, through the simple Termination of the Filibuster, SHOULD THEY WIN THE UPCOMING ELECTIONS,” Trump wrote.
Trump said planning is already underway to reshape the court.
“The Radical Left Democrats are looking at 21 Justices, with immediate ascension. This would be terrible for our Country. Fear not, however, Republicans will not let it, or any of their other catastrophic policies, happen. Our Country is now in very good hands. MAGA!!!” Trump wrote.
In 2021, while Democrats had control of both houses of Congress and the White House, a proposal was introduced to increase the size of the Supreme Court from nine to 13 justices, as noted by NBC News.
Democrats have long railed at the court, which has a conservative majority cemented by Trump in his first term through the appointments of Justices Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett. Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito round out the conservative majority, with Chief Justice John Roberts often joining the group.