Senator Collins opposes Trump on Postal Service

Sen. Susan Collins of Maine is breaking ranks with President Donald Trump, saying she disagrees with the president on the need to support the U.S. Postal Service.

Calling the Postal Service essential, the Republican senator said "now is not the time to be cutting back services."

Trump frankly acknowledged on Thursday that he's starving the Postal Service of money to make it harder to process an expected surge of mail-in ballots, which he worries could cost him reelection.

Trump's statements, including the false claim that Democrats are seeking universal mail-in voting, come as he is searching for a strategy to gain an advantage in his November matchup against Joe Biden.

He's pairing the tough Postal Service stance in congressional negotiations with an increasingly robust mail-in-voting legal fight in states that could decide the election.

Sen. Collins also said Sen. Kamala Harris, Biden's running mate, is a "capable person."