Trump holds up coronavirus aid to block Democrats' bid for election funding

U.S. President Trump holds coronavirus disease pandemic briefing at the White House in WashingtonWASHINGTON - Funding for the U.S. Postal Service and to shore up election infrastructure became a major sticking point in congressional talks on coronavirus relief, as President Donald Trump on Thursday vowed to block any money to facilitate mail-in voting.

Trump said his negotiators have resisted Democrats' calls for additional money to help prepare for presidential, congressional and local voting during a pandemic that has killed more than 165,000 Americans and presented severe logistical challenges to organizing large events like the Nov. 3 election.

The amount of money in question is less than 1% of either party's current proposed response, with Senate Republicans having unveiled a $1 trillion response while the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives in May passed a $3 trillion bill. "I initially was hopeful this wasn't an intentional effort to throw the election. I am gravely concerned given the recent changes in the leadership of the Postal Service that we've seen by the postmaster general, who I'll remind you was a major Trump campaign contributor," Democratic Senator Chris Coons said on MSNBC.

You mean the funding for USPS? Which has what to do with covid exactly?

We don't think that will work , better to look for a workable alternative.............

Unreal. Does he or his supporters not realize they also benefit from the stimulus bill? The $1200 checks aren't solely sent out to just Democrats.

He's corrupt to his core.

I sure hope the President really likes hot weather and no golf, for I would imagine thats where he will spending eternity when he leaves this world. Oh and he wont be the one with executive orders done there. I heard that from people.

I'm not giving my money to either party, most of us are too poor for that. No need to slow down a already slow process

If they want election funding, why can’t the Democrats do a separate bill for election funding? Why can’t Democrats support a clean bill? Democrats always want to add a bunch of pork to other bills instead.

Evil.

You know if the Democrats would get rid of their Christmas sized wishlist and actually work with the other side of the aisle, good could be done for the American people.

And as always Yahoo! News being Democrats that they are are holding back most of the information from you, if you listen to this news organization you’ll never know the full story

He said the libs are throwing in funding to cheat in this election

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