Trumpy USPS Boss Admits He Plans to Cause Election Chaos

Politics admin June 25, 2026 0 Comments

Trumpy USPS Boss Admits He Plans to Cause Election Chaos

President Donald Trump’s postmaster general told senators that under a newly proposed rule, the U.S. Postal Service would refuse to deliver mail-in ballots in states that withhold their voter rolls from the Trump administration.

The USPS is considering a new rule that would require states to provide the names, addresses, and ballot barcode numbers for anyone who requests a mail-in ballot, effectively providing the Trump administration with a federal absentee voter database.

Asked during a Homeland Security Committee hearing Wednesday whether USPS would deliver election mail if states refuse to hand over their voter lists, Postmaster General David Steiner responded unequivocally.

“Under our proposed regulation, no,” he replied. “We would tell the state that we need the manifest.”

The rule would require state election officials to hand over the list at least 30 days before ballots are sent out under state law, and voters who aren’t on the list wouldn’t receive a ballot.

The proposal cites Trump’s March executive order seeking to create lists of eligible voters and restrict mail-in voting, which Trump has repeatedly described as “cheating” despite mailing in his own ballots.

At least five lawsuits have challenged the executive order, ABC News reported.

The Constitution explicitly grants states the authority to run elections while giving Congress a limited oversight role.

During the Homeland Security Committee hearing, ranking Democrat Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan said the proposed rule was illegal and would “coerce” states into providing the Trump administration with sensitive voter data.

“This is basically a back-door way for the federal government to get voting information that states control under the U.S. Constitution,” he said. “You are going to make a decision that people cannot vote by mail… That’s unacceptable.”