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Benjamin Jealous, President of People For the American Way, on Saving the U.S. Postal Service

Benjamin Jealous, President of People For the American Way, on Saving the U.S. Postal Service

KQED's Forum vor 6 Jahren

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With less than 90 days to the November election, concerns are
mounting that the Trump Administration is actively undermining
the U.S. Postal Service. Although the USPS is the country’s
most popular government agency, President Trump recently
dismissed it as a “joke” and questioned its ability to deliver
mail-in ballots on time. Trump’s newly appointed Postmaster
General, who was also a major Trump campaign donor, has limited
overtime work, and extra mail delivery, moves that postal workers
say have created mail backlogs. In response, Benjamin
Jealous, the President of the People For the American Way, is
spearheading a campaign to defend the Postal Service. We’ll talk to
Jealous about what can be done to ensure that Americans can have
confidence in the mail service.