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Trump blocks postal funds to prevent expanded mail-in voting
Aug 13, 2020
President Donald Trump has said that he opposes funds for the US Postal Service because it would boost mail-in voting he alleges would favour Democrats.
Mr Trump has previously claimed that mail-in voting would hurt his campaign, which polls show to be in a tight race with Democratic candidate Joe Biden.
Democrats denounced Mr Trump's comment, saying his position is an attempt to prevent Americans from voting him out.
A record number of people are expected to vote by mail due to the pandemic.
On Wednesday, Mr Trump told reporters he refused to sign off on $25bn (£19bn) in emergency funding for the Postal Service or $3.5bn for election security due to the high price tag.
Mr Trump has repeatedly condemned mail-in voting as an opportunity for fraud and election interference.
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On Thursday, he said his reason for blocking the funds was due to his opposition to mail-in ballots.
"They want $3.5bn for something that will turn out to be fraudulent. That's election money, basically," Mr Trump said in a telephone interview with Fox Business Network.
"Now they need that money in order to make the post office work so it can take all of these millions and millions of ballots," he continued.
He added: "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, they just can't have it."
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