“See you in court. You will lose,” Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) wrote promptly on X.
“Donald Trump just voted by mail in the Florida special election where he was once again defeated. Now he wants to ban it for everyone else,” Jeffries wrote. “What a phony.”
Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) cast the move as an act of political desperation.
“The President’s attack on mail-in ballots is desperation plain and simple,” Warnock wrote. “It’s a panicked attempt to silence the people and salvage a failing presidency. It will not stand.”
Other Democrats emphasized the legal stakes.
Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), the top Democrat on the Senate Rules Committee, said the order is a “blatant, unconstitutional abuse of power,” warning that the Trump has “no authority to commandeer federal elections or direct the Postal Service to undermine mail and absentee voting.”
Meanwhile, Rep. Joe Morelle (D-N.Y.), the top Democrat on the House Administration Committee, called the order “illegal, dangerous and subversive,” adding: “Donald Trump fears the American people and is willing to violate the Constitution to stop them from voting.”
State officials also signaled immediate resistance.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office said the state would immediately challenge the order in court, adding: “The President wants to limit which Americans can participate in our democracy. California will see him in court.”
Secretary of State Adrian Fontes (D), Arizona’s top election official, warned the order represents a major federal overreach into state-run elections.
“This Executive Order is a disgusting overreach from the federal government and shows how little the Trump Administration understands about election administration,” Fontes said, adding that “states run elections and understand what must be done to protect every eligible voter, the federal government does not.”
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows (D) also pushed back, emphasizing states’ authority over elections.
“President Trump clearly didn’t get the copy of the Constitution I sent him. This executive order is laughably unconstitutional,” Bellows said. “The president isn’t in charge of elections — the states are. We will not back down in defending the integrity of our elections and the rule of law no matter how many times or ways President Trump tries.”
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