Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden slammed President Donald Trump on Thursday after he objected to providing more funding to the postal service, a provision Democrats have pushed for amid stimulus negotiations.
Biden was asked by reporter’s about Trump’s remarks.
“Pure Trump. He doesn’t want an election,” Biden said.
Watch his comments below:
"Pure Trump," Joe Biden says when asked about Pres. Trump's comments on U.S. Postal Service. "He doesn't want an election." https://t.co/JsAo4rBy2e pic.twitter.com/uZyScwGMfk
— ABC News (@ABC) August 13, 2020
Appearing on Fox Business on Thursday, Trump suggested without additional funding for the postal service Democrats ‘can’t’ have universal mail-in voting, as IJR previously reported.
Trump has made his critique on mail-in voting widely known.
During his press briefing on Wednesday, Trump suggested the biggest threat Americans are facing is Democrats and mail-in voting, as IJR previously reported.
He reiterated mail-in voting will be “the greatest fraud in the history of elections.”
The postal service is facing significant financial challenges.
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy warned on Friday if the agency does not experience “dramatic change” it will face an “impending liquidity crisis.”
He also unveiled plans to make “organizational change” to the agency including a management hiring freeze, a request for future voluntary early retirements, and a reduction in postal service regions.
“This organizational change will capture operating efficiencies by providing clarity and economies of scale that will allow us to reduce our cost base and capture new revenue,” DeJoy said.
He added, “It is crucial that we do what is within our control to help us successfully complete our mission to serve the American people and, through the universal service obligation, bind our nation together by maintaining and operating our unique, vital and resilient infrastructure.”
Despite DeJoy’s efforts to make changes, House Oversight Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) introduced a bill on Wednesday to block the postal service from making operational and organizational changes.
Maloney labeled the Trump administrations decision to implement changes amid a pandemic and shortly before the election “irresponsible.”
