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    Biden Floats Baseless Election Conspiracy

    by Eugene Kiely Jun 26, 2020 4 minutes

    Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, claimed without evidence that President Donald Trump “wants to cut off money for the post office so they cannot deliver mail-in ballots.”

    The perpetually cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service has been hurt by COVID-19 and is negotiating with the Treasury Department for a $10 billion loan, which the president has said he will not approve without changes in USPS pricing and leadership.

    But a USPS spokesman told us its current financial condition will have no impact on its ability to deliver mail-in ballots this year.

    Biden floated his election conspiracy at a June 23 virtual fundraising event with former President Barack Obama. The former vice president made his remarks about the Postal Service when he was offering.)

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