Obama slams Trump's attacks on the Postal Service, says the current administration is 'more concerned with suppressing the vote than suppressing a virus'
Former President Barack Obama on Friday accused President Donald Trump of attempting to suppress the vote with his recent attacks on the US Postal Service.
"Everyone depends on the USPS ... They can't be collateral damage for an administration more concerned with suppressing the vote than suppressing a virus," Obama said. "Everyone depends on the USPS. Seniors for their Social Security, veterans for their prescriptions, small businesses trying to keep their doors open. They can't be collateral damage for an administration more concerned with suppressing the vote than suppressing a virus,""If you're in a state where you have the option to vote early, do that now," Obama added.
"Trump and Republicans aren't just trying to dismantle the USPS—a crucial American institution. They're trying to dismantle American democracy, and using a deadly pandemic they made even deadlier to do it. We have to fight back and we have to win,"Democrats in Congress have pushed for expanded access to mail-in voting as the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread at alarming rates across the US.
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