Obama denounces Trump bid to deter voters with attack on post office

• USPS warns mail-in votes might not arrive in time to be counted
• Obama: president trying to ‘actively kneecap’ postal service

There are growing fears over the handling of November’s US presidential election after it emerged that the US Postal Service (USPS) has warned it cannot guarantee mail-in votes will be counted in almost every state in America and Barack Obama accused Donald Trump of trying to “discourage people from voting”.

In letters to 46 states, and the District of Columbia, the USPS has warned that it could not guarantee all ballots cast by mail for the November election will arrive in time to be counted – possibly affecting tens of millions of votes across almost the whole country.

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