These policies continued even as it became clear that the Postal Service wouldn’t face an immediate financial crunch as a result of the pandemic. ADADTrump, meanwhile, took to Twitter with threats to withhold money from the Postal Service to impede mail balloting this fall. “For the first time in American history, people are questioning, ‘Is the Postal Service going to be there for me and do its job?’ ” McHugh said. ADDeJoy, through a Postal Service spokesman, declined a request for an interview. But as the search for her replacement dragged on, the coronavirus exploded, raising fears about what it would mean for the Postal Service.

Source: Washington Post August 22, 2020 22:35 UTC