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President Trump said Thursday that he opposes funding for the United States Postal Service and election security grants in an effort to stymie mail-in voting for the upcoming presidential election

The House bill contained a myriad of funding streams, including $3.6 billion in “election resilience grants,” which election administrators across the country could use “for contingency planning, preparation, and resilience of elections.” The money could be used on everything from preparing for the influx of mail-in ballots, to protecting in-person voting and buying personal protective equipment for poll workers.

As of late, Trump has sought to draw a distinction between absentee voting and mail-in voting. Election experts often use the term interchangeably, but there is a difference between universal mail-in voting — where voters are automatically mailed a ballot, whether they requested one or not — and most states’ systems.

Five states do it as a regular course: Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon, Utah and Washington. Three states — California, Nevada and Vermont — along with the District of Columbia, plan on mailing voters ballots in response to the pandemic.Every county in the state opted toMost states do allow for no-excuse absentee voting, meaning any voter can request an absentee ballot, regardless of health status, age or other factors.

 

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Trump this is fraud this is not our democracy to put absetical in our elections and you doesn’t pay for the elections security and to the post office to delivery this is clears you are going to steal the elections again God going’s to through you in jail or in the hell😡

realDonaldTrump What an absolute half-wit. He tells the truth about his activities that are illegal! How many lies today Donnie?

..and on Friday he votes by mail

That’s a popular stance to get re-elected. Stop people from voting safely. This guy has lost his mind.

It’s should read President Trump admits!

Voting registration rolls purged Polling stations closed Voting machines errors Ballets not counted Delaying, labeling mail voting illegal Withholding additional funds 4 voting security Millions about to be homeless, unable to vote This a coordinated attack on our right to vote

Mail-voting is a bad idea.

This from a man who votes by mail...

What a Joke. I get mail every day. I get my paycheck and NetFlix videos NONE have had a schedule change or delay in getting to the house. This is just another weak attempt by the DemonRats to bolster their need to do a massive mail-in voter fraud, that is their only hope to win

Oh, so the sitting American president is cheating in his upcoming presidential election? but he’s doing it out in the open so its fine. he’s broken this country with the help of the Republican Party

Not what he said, more FakeNewsMedia pushing their agenda!!

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realDonaldTrump ReelectTrump123 Your opposition to funding USPS duly noted Trump, we expect you to vote in person, with a legitimate voting address.

trumpdefundsSocialSecurity TrumpKillsUSPS

This is votersuppression

He is disgraceful!

He did not say that! Lying POLITICO. show me where he said that?

Hes trying to PREVENT A DISASTER not 'stymie mail in voting'. Democrats want to scuttle the election they cant win with a disaster like THIS in every major city to tie it up in the courts.

What does USPS has to do with COVID’s Relief Bill? It’s obvious Dems only care about the election, and political gain, not the people.

We heard him

How is this not impeachable?

If you can stand in line at a supermarket, deli, candy store, clothing store and all other retail and private businesses, then you can stand in line to vote, or will that prevent democrats from tampering with, then stealing the election?

senatemajldr Just how pitiful is this? You all are unable to 'win' without manipulating our postal service, gerrymander, appeal to racism, and destroy our rule of law? How does it feel, to know that you had to cheat to lose yet stay in power?

Defund the police = horrible atrocity. Defund the post office = sounds like a good idea? Riiiiight....

Well, intentionally subverting a presidential election certainly wouldn't conflict with a president's oath to uphold the constitution, and surely wouldn't be grounds for, say, impeachment. If only Republicans were Americans instead of pathetic, spineless partisans.

At least now we know what Trump was really referring to when he was saying mail-in voting was subject to fraud and cheating--his own efforts to do it.

Aside from the fact that election interference is a felony, I thought the Post Service was fully self-funded via stamp/packaging sales, etc? I’ll happily pay the postage for my mail in ballot and request form...

Election interference? Mail tampering?

It should be a capital crime to obstruct an election.

SpeakerPelosi RepAdamSchiff and this also must be too hard to y'all to do anything about... you are both a complete waste of a two, very powerful chairs.

It seems as though MAGA folks would welcome voter suppression, intimidation and harassment if it meant re-election. They love winning more than they love democracy.

Do the math 25 billion /130 million votes. Proof the media and Dems count on the uninformed.

He’s playing dirty and it’s going to work unless something is done now. glovesoff

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And this is legal? The president openly trying to rig an election?

he is nervous. realDonaldTrump

Losing the presidency isn't what is worrying Trump the most, it's the going to jail part!

Running scared. Did Ronald Reagan whine about 'voter fraud'?

USPS: Easily the worst government office we have to deal with said everyone. 2020: Trump hates USPS, USPS good now mongo say

The economy will further suffer because right now people rely on the postal service to ship their items through online shopping many people receive medications thru USPS and postal workers will lose their jobs he clearly doesn't understand the economy

'**. B'h thank you president trump on your historical peace deal.

It's unanimous, the Trump cult45 don't want their mail.

and the house responds with harsh tweets... DOSOMETHING🤯 TrumpKillsUSPS 🙄 TermLimitsForCongress

Little long to just say “President Trump openly admits to rigging the election”

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