Trump shares ‘wins’ headline on voter checks and election security plan

On 28 September 2026, Donald Trump shared a Just the News headline describing a Supreme Court ruling on voter citizenship checks and a federal election-security plan as two wins for his administration. The wording was the publisher’s headline, which Trump linked to on Truth Social. His post made no claim about the result of the 2020 election. [1] [2]

The court did grant the administration a significant, but temporary, victory. Its 25 September order paused a lower-court ruling that had blocked an expansion of the federal SAVE system, allowing the government to use it while an appeal proceeds. The Supreme Court has not issued a final judgment on whether the changes are lawful. Three justices dissented. [3] [4]

The expansion lets states run bulk checks against federal records, including Social Security data, to assess voters’ citizenship. In June, the district court found that states were removing US citizens from voter rolls using inaccurate information. It also cited earlier internal DHS warnings that shortcomings in the data could produce false results. Votebeat reported that one plaintiff’s registration had been revoked without her knowledge and two others had to provide proof of citizenship to remain registered. Texas, which backed the administration in the case, disputed claims that the system was unreliable. Its nationwide error rate is not publicly known. [5] [7] [8]

The ruling permits individual checks before November’s elections, but a federal restriction on systematic voter removals within 90 days of an election means widespread removals beforehand are not expected, Votebeat reported. Broader use of SAVE could follow the election. [8]