https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8628729/Barack-Obama-accuses-Donald-Trump-trying-kneecap-Post-Office-discourage-voting.html

Barack Obama accuses Donald Trump of trying to 'kneecap the Post Office' to 'discourage people from voting' in November

and undermining part of the 'basic infrastructure of American life'

Barack Obama slammed President Donald Trump for trying to 'kneecap' the U.S. Postal Service in some of his harshest criticism to date of Trump

'What we've seen in a way that is unique to modern political history is a President who is explicit in trying to discourage people from voting,' Obama said

Negotiations on a coronavirus relief package are at a standstill in part because of emergency funding for the postal service

Postal system warned Pennsylvania its ballots may not be delivered in time because election deadlines are too tight

State officials asked court to extend voting deadlines, which means result in state may not be known for days after Election Day

Meanwhile President Donald Trump was revealed to have held an Oval Office meeting with Postmaster Louis DeJoy last week

White House called it a 'congratulatory' meeting on his appointment

By EMILY GOODIN, SENIOR U.S. POLITICAL REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

PUBLISHED: 14:33 EDT, 14 August 2020 | UPDATED: 15:12 EDT, 14 August 2020