The Postal Service fight escalated on August 16 as public concern hardened into a broader warning that Trump allies were actively endangering mail voting. The issue had moved well beyond routine budget wrangling: lawmakers, election officials, and postal workers were all treating the delays as a direct threat to the November election. For Trump, this was a self-own with immediate political consequences because the damage landed right on the mechanics of voting itself.
The Postal Service fight escalated on August 16 as public concern hardened into a broader warning that Trump allies were actively endangering mail voting. The issue had moved well beyond routine budget wrangling: lawmakers, election officials, and postal workers were all treating the delays as a direct threat to the November election. For Trump, this was a self-own with immediate political consequences because the d…
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