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Trump Proves Biden Right on USPS Funding, Mail-In Ballots

In late June, Joe Biden claimed President Donald Trump “wants to cut off money for the post office so they cannot deliver mail-in ballots.” At the time, we wrote that the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee had no evidence of Trump’s ulterior motive — but now he does. 

In an Aug. 13 interview, Trump admitted that he opposes a coronavirus pandemic relief bill crafted by the House Democrats because it includes funding for the U.S. Postal Service and state election officials — funding that Trump said is needed to allow the Postal Service to handle an expected surge in mail-in voting.

Maria Bartiromo, the host of “” on Fox Business, Trump “what specifically are [the Democrats] pushing for that is causing this breakdown in any deals.” The president

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