USPS Halts Trump-Backed Voting System After Court Ruling
Postmaster General David Steiner says an injunction forced the agency to stop work on a citizenship verification portal central to Trump's executive order.
KEY POINTS
- USPS stopped work on a citizenship verification system for mail voting
- Supreme Court rejected Trump's executive order this week
- Postmaster General Steiner cites court injunction for halt
- Steiner denies resignation rumors amid political pressure
- Agency seeks Congressional help for financial liquidity crisis
U.S. Postmaster General David Steiner said Thursday the Postal Service has halted development of a controversial computer system designed to verify voter citizenship. The system was a key component of President Donald Trump's March executive order directing federal agencies to compile state citizenship lists for an online portal.
Steiner told The Associated Press the agency stopped work because of a court injunction following the Supreme Court's rejection of the executive order this week. "There's an injunction so we're not doing anything," he said.
“There's an injunction so we're not doing anything.”
The postmaster general, a former Waste Management CEO, declined to criticize the court's decision or take a position on Trump's policy. He described the Postal Service as an independent agency with limited influence over presidential orders.
Steiner also denied rumors he might resign under political pressure, calling them baseless. He is currently pressing Congress for reforms to address what he calls a postal "liquidity crisis."
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