Former U.S. President

Former U.S. President Barack Obama has slammed President Trump and Republicans over the denial of funds to the U.S. Postal Service, to allow seamless mailed voting.

Obama said Trump is trying to “kneecap” the post office to boost his re-election chances.

“It’s “unique” to see a president actively discouraging people from voting, Obama added.

“What we’ve never seen before is a president say, ‘I’m going to try to actively kneecap the postal service to encourage voting and I will be explicit about the reason I’m doing it,’” Mr. Obama said. “That’s sort of unheard of.”