Mod: That provocative title above comes from a post on Democratic Underground. Here is the rest of it. "I was thinking that maybe Joe should say he would refuse to debate Trump if he refuses to fund the post office. He could say that Trump is actively subverting the election and he won't give him the time of day to legitimize him with a debate." Yep. Pretty brilliant idea, at least in my opinion. Do it, Joe. That it will drive that fat old orange painted man with the bad combover nuts being plenty of reason enough. Here's the rest of today's news.Biden on Trump opposing Postal Service funding: 'He doesn't want an election'(
The Hilllink): Presumptive
Democratic presidential nominee
Joe Biden fired back at
President Trump on Thursday after the president signaled he was against approving funding for the
Postal Service that
Democrats have pushed for as part of coronavirus relief legislation.
Asked about the president’s opposition,
Biden said it’s “pure
Trump.” “He doesn’t want an election,”
Biden told reporters.
Biden’s comment builds on a statement his campaign released earlier calling Trump’s opposition to additional funding for the
Postal Service amid a surge in mail-in voting “an assault on our democracy.”
Trump suggested to
Fox Business Network’s Maria Bartiromo earlier Thursday that he was unwilling to make a deal with
Democrats that included funding for the
Postal Service because it would hinder efforts to send and receive mail ballots.
"They want $25 billion for the post office. Now, they need that money in order to have the post office work so it can take all of these millions and millions of ballots,"
Trump said. "Now in the meantime, they aren't getting there. By the way, those are just two items. But if they don't get those two items that means you can't have universal mail-in voting, because they're not equipped to have it."
"Now, if we don't make a deal that means they don't get the money. That means they can't have universal mail-in voting," he added. "They just can't have it. So, you know, sort of a crazy thing."
Trump has repeatedly slammed mail-in voting, making baseless claims that it leads to voter fraud.
Democrats have pushed for wider access to mail ballots amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Democrats also passed legislation in May that would allocate $25 billion for the
Postal Service as part of broader coronavirus relief.
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