Published 08:59 IST, August 15th 2020
Donald Trump willing to fund postal service, under certain conditions
US President Donald Trump has stated that he is willing to allocate billions of dollars towards the funding of the USPS if Democrats make concessions
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US President Donald Trump has stated that he is willing to allocate billions of dollars towards funding of US Postal Service as a part of coronavirus relief pack if Democrats are prepared to make concessions on White House priorities. According to reports, anuncement was made by Donald Trump during a news conference.
Trump sends mixed signals regarding funding USPS
As per reports, Trump during news conference said that if Democrats gave Trump and his administration what y wanted he would be willing to approve funding to USPS. After his statement Trump read a series of Tweets wherein, he directed Treasury Department to make direct payments to Americans.
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During press conference, Trump blamed Democrats for preventing money from being sent to small businesses and funding for local police departments, first responders and teachers. Donald Trump has vehemently blocked Democrats demands that billions be allocated to various state governments, claiming that money was a type of bailout.
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As per reports, democrats have stated that $25 billion would be required in USPS funding as it was amount decided by USPS board of goverrs. Democrats have also asked for an additional $3.5 billion in funding for postal service in order to be used for election resources.
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According to reports, n recent weeks Trump has sent mixed signals about his willingness to fund USPS. reason USPS has recently become such an intense bipartisan topic is that some believe that it may t be able to handle delivery and receipt of mail-in ballots during vember Presidential elections. Current US President Donald Trump has stated that mail-in ballots which are being considered for vember elections because of danger posed by coronavirus pandemic and fear of infected persons casting ballots in-person will lead to fraud during election. But contrary to President’s beliefs experts believe y are t likely to lead to fraud and Donald Trump has himself requested that mail-in ballots be used during Florida congressional primary.
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08:59 IST, August 15th 2020