USPS funding: Donald Trump launches conspiracies as House resigns from the Postal Service

While the legislation is unlikely to get a seat in the Republican-held Senate under the iron hand of Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, the debacle in which one of America’s most beloved institutions emerged three months before voters decide whether to to select again.

On the eve of the Republican National Convention, when many in the GOP would like to see the president stick to the script and broaden his appeal to voters in the middle, Trump appears far from the reset that that he will need this week.

Just as the president wants to continue on the offensive, he is facing a series of new unwelcome controversies, from the arrest of his former strategist Steve Bannon to revelations late on Saturday about flattering remarks his sister made about him against his niece , Mary Trump. Maryanne Trump Barry criticized her brother, President Donald Trump, bitterly, saying “Donald is out for Donald”, and appeared to confirm from her cousin Mary Trump’s previous accusations that he had a friend take his SATs to go to college come, according to audio extracts obtained by CNN. The Washington Post first received the previously unreleased transcripts and audio from Mary Trump, author of a recent bombshell book about the president and one of his most outspoken critics.

The president’s unusual campaign to erode public confidence in long-trusted institutions knows no end. But his attack on voting by mail in the midst of a pandemic has been going on for months, and there are clear signs that some GOP lawmakers are losing patience with his tactics.

And while the vote on additional funding in the Democratic-controlled House Saturday night was largely along with party parties, the more than two dozen Republicans who joined the Democrats were vulnerable members who sought to increase their support before this fall against voters, moderates and even members from deep-red districts who clearly feel the warmth of their constituencies over the postal service’s slowdowns.

The bilingual board of directors overseeing the post office proposed the $ 25 billion figure, saying the money needed for the post office to continue normal operations and maintain normal delivery speeds. Still, Trump tweeted insecurely on Saturday night that representatives of the post office “have repeatedly stated that they do not need money and will not make any changes.”

“This is all another HOAX of the Democrats to give $ 25 billion in unnecessary dollars for political purposes without talking about the Universal Mail-in Ballot scam …. that they are trying to withdraw in violation of everything we do. country stands for, ”Trump said.

In a floor speech Saturday, Chamber member Nancy Pelosi claimed that the Trump administration’s operational changes to the Postal Service “degrade service, slow down the post and threaten to decipher voters, especially in color communities.”

She told the story of a veteran with epilepsy in her district who told her that the prescriptions that the VA sent via mail now take twice as long to come.

“This is right in their lives. We are their representatives,” the California Democrat said, arguing for the passage of legislation despite the president’s fetal threat. “For the benefit of any senior citizen who is delayed in gaining his or her control over Social Security; any veteran who is delayed in obtaining his or her medication; any working household who is delayed in getting their pay, and every voter who now has the perspective of choosing between their vote and their health, we need to pass this bill. “

McConnell criticized the “piece” approach that he said ignored the needs of families struggling in the pandemic. He accused Pelosi of “blocking billions in relief for American families and laid-off workers” because of the stalemate in negotiations over the next incentive package.

“Once the House Democrats convinced themselves that their own jobs might be in jeopardy, they sprinted back to Washington to give a total piece of mail without a time to fight families,” McConnell said, ignoring the fact that Republicans also voted for had the measure.

A new conspiracy theory about the FDA

Earlier on Saturday, the president suggested without evidence that unnamed FDA employees were deliberately slowing down the process of developing and approving a vaccine.

He called on FDA commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn, whom he appointed – the latest example of his willingness to address his own advisers when he does not think they will help his political ambitions.

“The deep state, or whatever, at the FDA makes it very difficult for drug companies to get people to test the vaccines and therapeutics,” Trump tweeted. “Obviously they hope to delay the response until after November 3. Must focus on speed, and save lives! @SteveFDA.”

Although Trump has repeatedly said he hopes a vaccine will be ready by the end of this year, vaccinologists interviewed by CNN have said that timeline is unrealistic.

Now, like so many other Trump advisers with medical or scientific expertise, Hahn finds himself embroiled in a Trump collusion theory as the president presses on a miracle that will help him win reelection this fall in the form of a live-saving treatment like a vaccine for Covid-19.

The FDA did not respond to a request for comment from CNN on Saturday.

On Twitter, Trump missed Biden’s comments, and did not mention Biden’s qualification that he would close the country if scientists made the recommendation.

The president tweeted Saturday night that “despite major labor gains and a ‘V’ -shaped recovery time, Joe Biden said, ‘I would shut it down,’ referring to our Country. He has no clue!”