Trump says Postal Service needs money for mail-in voting, but he'll keep blocking funding

[spanone]

Congressional Democrats urged the USPS not to abandon long-standing practices for election mail processing

President Trump says the U.S. Postal Service is incapable of facilitating mail-in voting because it cannot access the emergency funding he is blocking, and made clear that requests for additional aid were nonstarters in coronavirus relief negotiations.

Trump, who has been railing against mail-in balloting for months, said the cash-strapped agency’s enlarged role in the November election would perpetuate “one of the greatest frauds in history.” Speaking Wednesday at his daily pandemic news briefing, Trump said he would not approve $25 billion in emergency funding for the Postal Service, or $3.5 billion in supplemental funding for election resources, citing prohibitively high costs.

“They don’t have the money to do the universal mail-in voting. So therefore, they can’t do it, I guess,” Trump said. “Are they going to do it even if they don’t have the money?”

Trump’s remarks came hours after congressional Democrats intensified calls for more oversight of the agency and the new postmaster general, Louis DeJoy, a major Republican donor and Trump ally.

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[moose65]

1. Ugh

If we get through this, the Postal Service needs some reforms to protect it. First, of course, get rid of the ridiculous requirement that they fund retirement for 75 years, and let them access some of that money.

Second, let them be truly independent. Congress and the President shouldn’t be able to mess with the Postal Service.

[MoonRiver]

2. Fucking evil POS

Postal service does a lot more than deal with mail in ballots, like delivering life saving medicine to seniors!

[LisaL]

3. He is flat out admitting his evil plans, and nobody seem to be able to do anything about it.

[demmiblue]

4. Asshole. Grrr.

Trump saying clearly on Fox why he won’t fund USPS. “Now they need that money in order to make the post office work so it can take all of these millions and millions of ballots...But if they don’t get those two items that means you can’t have universal mail-in voting...”

Link to tweet

[LisaL]

5. Trump is flat out admitting he wants post office to be unable to deliver ballots.

Isn't that interfering with the election or something? He also wants to kill us by forcing people to vote in person during a pandemic.

[spanone]

6. Yes he is.

[Kaleva]

7. Michigan provides a stamped return envelope to mail back the ballot.