Postmaster general to critics: USPS ‘ready to deliver the nation's mail-in ballots’

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy argued that former President Trump and other critics of the postal system’s ability to handle mail-in ballots in the upcoming election are wrong.

"My response is like my response to everyone who says that we're not prepared for the election -- it's that they're wrong," he said on Thursday. "I don't know that I need to comment any more than that. They're wrong."

DeJoy said he understands that election officials are “under an extreme amount of pressure” through the election cycle.

"We also recognize that the American public will become increasingly alarmed if there is ongoing dialogue that continues to question the reliability of the Postal Service for the upcoming elections,”” he said. “The Postal Service is ready to deliver the nation's mail in ballots."

Trump recently said in a recent interview that the postal system itself has acknowledged it is in bad shape. 

“And they're not even talking about mail in ballots, right? We're going to dump millions and millions of dollars," Trump said.

On Sept. 11, the National Association of State Election Directors wrote a letter to DeJoy outlining their concerns with the postal service’s handling of mail-in ballots, such as an “increase in mail returned as undeliverable.”

Republican lawmakers like Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga., have also wrote to DeJoy expressing concerns about the timely processing of mail-in ballots.