Today, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi credited public pressure for spurring Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's decision to roll back USPS reforms that prompted fears of election interference
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday credited public pressure for spurring Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's decision to roll back reforms at the U.S. Postal Service that prompted fears of election interference.broke moments before Pelosi’s interview with POLITICO Playbook authors Anna Palmer and Jake Sherman."They felt the heat,” the California Democrat said. “And that's what we were trying to do, to make it too hot for them to handle.
President Donald Trump, trailing in virtually all public polling ahead of November's election, has railed against vote-by-mail plans, leveling unsubstantiated allegations that the practice will lead to widespread voter fraud. Asked last week about Democrats' desire to increase funding for the Postal Service, Trump said he opposed such a move because USPS would not be able to accommodate voting by mail without it.
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