Trump-appointed Postmaster Louis DeJoy implemented the cuts in a measure to save the Postal Service from insolvency. Amid the sudden shift to mail-in voting triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, some states anticipate 10 times the typical volume of election mail. Democrats have asked for $25 billion, including $3.5 billion in election resources, to fortify the Postal Service in time for the election. "It's their fault," Trump told FOX Business’s “Mornings with Maria.” "They want $3.5 billion for something that's fraudulent ... for the mail-in votes, universal mail-in ballots. "But if they don't get those two items, then they can't have mail-in ballots," he said.

Source: Fox News August 14, 2020 23:26 UTC