'The President is afraid of the American people': Pelosi says Trump is trying to rig election by undermining USPS because he knows he can't win

Speaker Nancy Pelosi has accused Donald Trump of trying to undermine the 2020 US presidential election by sabotaging the US Postal Service, an essential agency for states looking to expand mail-in voting amid the coronavirus pandemic.

"The president is afraid of the American people. He knows that on the legit, it will be hard for him to win," Ms Pelosi told reporters on Thursday in response to a question about why she thought Mr Trump was trying to diminish an essential government operation during a pandemic.

"You'd have to ask [Republicans]" why they're toeing Mr Trump's line, Ms Pelosi said.

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