With mail-in voting expected to rise come November, Trump is now looking to break the postal service.
Monday that Trump and his allies are trying to “screw up the system so they can claim that elections weren’t done properly.” Democratic challengersaid Sunday that “every single eligible American should have the opportunity to vote-by-mail this November.” “If it’s good enough for Donald Trump,” Biden
, referring to the president’s use of an absentee ballot earlier this year, “then it’s good enough for you and me.”, who is on the shortlist of Biden’s potential running mates, called for Congress to “step in & save the Postal Service.” “We have to call out what's really happening here,” HarrisSunday. “The Postmaster General, a Trump political ally and fundraiser, is destabilizing the Postal Service ahead of an election where millions seek to vote-by-mail in a pandemic.
What exactly Congressional Democrats can do isn’t clear. Schumer and other leaders have made protections for USPS a major sticking point in the negotiations over the latest coronavirus relief bill. Democrats have called for DeJoy’s ouster. And some have called for lawmakers toto prevent the service from being kneecapped. But if Republicans don’t stand up to Trump, it’s possible his attacks on the postal service could stand, potentially propelling the U.S. into an existential crisis.
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