'Starve the Postal Service': Obama criticizes Trump for sweeping changes at the USPS

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'What we've seen in a way that is unique to modern political history is a president who is explicit in trying to discourage people from voting.'

WASHINGTON – Former President Barack Obama criticized President Donald Trump on Friday for attempting to stall funding for the U.S. Postal Service, a move that Obama said"is unheard of."

Obama added: "That's sort of unheard of, right? And we also have not had an election in the midst of a pandemic that is still deadly and killing a lot of people and we still don't know the long-term side effects of contracting the illness.”The 44th president is referencing ongoing negotiations between Democrats and the White House on the latest coronavirus relief legislation on Capitol Hill.

The president has suggested that a deal isn't going to happen and pointed a finger at Democrats for demanding $3.5 billion for mail-in voting, which he argued would perpetuate voter fraud, and for pushing for an additional $25 billion for the Postal Service. DeJoy was a significant major Republican and Trump donor. Some of the changes implemented at the Postal Service include eliminating overtime, dramatically restructuring the organization and removing or reassigning nearly two dozen agency leaders. I

 

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No dip💩.. Your seeing a President that wants people to vote in person to stop voter fraud!

Obama is spouting the typical Democratic line and USA Today is giving him a platform

He's highly bonded with

Who is listening to the warcriminal

Yes! A President who is discouraging dead people, illegals, and those who vote in multiple election zones via hard-to-validate mail in (not verified absentee) ballots. I like it! We might even actually get a relatively fair election. Hoo-yah, President Trump!

What we are seeing in Mr. Obama is his 'defaulting' to his comfort zone of being a 'Community Organizer'

Yeah yeah Hussein Oblama.

Why should we listen to the man who cheated Bernie?

I guess if google can get away with working with the Chinese military then obama’s manipulative and deceitful treasonous politics would go unnoticed as well. I guess he set the example and standard for Google. If the president can get away with it why can’t everyone else.

Let’s criticize this terrorist waste of skin. What did you used to call your brotherhood in the middle east? It wasn’t isis which was the correct terminology to define those bastards.

Had his turn at screwing up the country. Sit down and be quiet. Afraid of the upcoming reveal of his scandalous administration.

Mighty hateful man- that Obama is.

If Barry were to get a Universal mail in ballot, would he get one under Barak Hussein Obama, Barry Sato or both? Thats the question that need to be asked.

He is only discouraging dead people from voting

GSTFU As🤡...

Vote in person, just like it's been done for the last 200 plus years. If you gave our free drinks & cigarettes the turnout would be through the roof

I think he should be talking to his lawyers about his involvement in the attempted coup of a duly elected President. AG Barr is coming and justice is coming with him.

BTW why didn’t Obama do mail in voting in his re election?

Obama needs to disappear he has no class.

Masks work vote in person!

Traveling with my son for a sporting tournament in Colorado today. DoubleTree had a stack of your rags for free. Picked one up, tried to read. Complete rubbish. Page after page. POTUS bashing, white male trashing, nonsense. Sure made taking a dump easier though...🙂

That’s a LIE

That’s part of the Republican platform Mr. President

GTFOH

Clinesmith...

Rump is def wrong. But, wasn't Obomba in on the steamrolling of Bernie during the 2020 Dem primaries? And, said NOTHING about the voter suppression, and the incerdible long lines for Black people and younger voters? Bubba even thanked him at John Lewis's funeral.

Is going to your local polling place not an option anymore? Just wear a mask and vote for.the candidate or ticket of your choice, right?

TOTAL DESPRESTIGIO DEMOCRATICO!!!ESO DEBERIA SER PENADO POR LA LEY!!!

Go away

Even if you throw money at the USPS, it would still be horribly inefficient, but we're willing to put the future of our country in its hands?

What we've seen in a way that is unique to modern political history is a former Bi-racial President & his wife who are explicit in supporting terrorist organizations such as BLM which burn, loot, assault seniors, take over cities, destroy graves and Murder as a Right for 1 race.

Did he say this from his multi million dollar mansion on the coast after crying about climate change for 8 years?

Here comes the comments from the peanut gallery defending the Orange Menace and trash talking one of the best Presidents we have ever had

Trump wants people to vote just get out and do it! Do you really trust mail in ballots?

Shameful to see a former president go back to his roots of community organizing trying to lead a hateful, communist 'movement,' rather than following precedent and letting the current president preside. Shit, even Bill Clinton followed this path.

No, that they vote IN PERSON which is the proper way unless voting legitimately absentee!

No voting she be done in person with a valid ID. Just my opinion.

Trump 2020.

No what you see is Democrats trying to make the USPS failure relevant to the election. Obama didn't bail them out why now? Mail in Ballots? We know how that works hell your lucky if the in person ones get processed correctly. Remember boxes of Bernie votes found?

LETS NOT RULE OUT THE POSSIBILITY THAT TRUMP IS LOSING HIS GRIP ON HIS SANITY; VERY EVIDENT IN HIS FLAWED LOGIC ON MANY ISSUES!!!

Omg I really cant remember a past President who keeps shoving his failed crap in the faces of America. Ugh

Hence - fake news.

Says the Ex-President who spied and tried to fix the last election? 🤔

“He’s only been I government for 3.5 years.” Should now be obvious to all what an unethical, immoral person can do in such a short period of time - the Trump legacy. “It is what it is.”

No wonder my mail is not getting thru 😡

If by modern (US) history he means since... well never, then OK. The GOP has gerrymandered every district they could, put up as many ID barriers they could, used whatever method they could to discourage voting ever since Blacks & then women succeeded in gaining the right to vote

Hey McDonalds dominos KFC Hardees Arbys & pepsi Help Teachers & Students forced back into coronavirus classes Pls visit contribute to buy masks & Shields, Students &Teachers TeachersLivesMatter ResistersUnite Dems StrongerTogether FBR

No, just making sure there is a fair election. Get your ass out to vote when the time comes.

4. to a Democratic ran address) for deceased people in the last two weeks. FYI: If you can stand in line at a store, you can vote in Person!

3. make the local news. Cry me a river with your Crocodile Tears! No one really cares, it's all about a smear campaign! It is bad that I have encountered 10, 10, Voter Ballots and 8 (with the same names) request to send out a voter ballot (Return Address for the request to go

Presidents say a lot of things. Remember when President Obama drank Flint Michigan water and promised help and provided none via YouTube ObaMAGAate 2020alienwaregames UnitedStates FlintWaterCrisis

2. have the USPS. During the Obama Administration one of the largest USPS sorting/Distribution in my city was closed down, the only other one had a roof cave in fours years later. This slowed our mail down quite a bit. No one batted an eye. Didn't even

1. When is the last time someone used to USPS to send a letter, pay a bill, or send a package? I find it odd that the USPS has been struggling for years (Bush and Obama Administrations) and not so much a bat of an eye. Even going as far as questioning on why we still

What we have today are DEMOCRATS not even hiding their plan to STEAL this election. An 🇺🇸citizen REQUESTING a mail-in ballot is NOT the problem. Demanding MASS mailing of election ballots is ABSURD. Look no further than the stimulus checks SNAFU!🤦🏻‍♀️

It must be bad if the king moves Check

ObamaWasBetterAtEverything ObamaIsAWonderfulHuman

discourage people from voting democrat.

The Republicans don’t stand for anything but corruption, and power. We are in the midst of dealing with a dictatorship/King, who thinks he is above the law. We hv willing accomplices like McConnell, and Barr.

Thank god they just endorsed realDonaldTrump !

I miss this man😶😑

Warped and wrong obama

We have these things called voting polls. You go there and vote if voting is actually important to you. There are a zillion people who will drive you there if you don't have transportation. God forbid you'd have to get off your ass to take advantage of your voting rights.

Fauci says we can vote in person. Our postal system has been on the decline for 15 years. In what universe would they be able to handle mass voting by mail?

nothing makes mewant more for realDonaldTrump than having BarackObama & HillaryClinton pandering CA & NY voters... it’s worse than when celebrities inject themselves in politics. I wish obama just shut up & go away

The MSM keeps pushing this BS narrative that mail in ballots are 'okay' 🤔 Throwing around more money will not fix problems like this.... 2020 ELECTION California tosses 100,000 botched mailed-in ballots for presidential primary

Damn I miss this man. Not all heroes wear capes

I love how you leftists pullout the ex president on your side to chime in on things !! 😁😂😂😂😂😂😂 Like this treasonous pr$ck is relevant anymore? Nope. Where’s the Clinton statement? We know it’s coming!! 😂😂😂

You can’t vote anyway...you’ll be in jail for treason BarackObama

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