A postman puts envelopes in a mailbox in New Jersey, August 2020 (Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty)

I joined BBC World Service’s Lyse Doucet on Saturday to explain Donald Trump’s attempt to cripple the US Postal Service and undermine November’s elections.

I review Trump’s refusal of funding for USPS, the severe cutbacks imposed by his political appointee and mega-donor Louis DeJoy, and the threat to a secure vote — all in an effort to ensure Trump can remain in the White House, through voter suppression of claims of a “rigged” election.

Listen to Discussion from 9:46

Of course, this can be stopped. But you need cooperation between institutions, and you need cooperation of Republicans as well as Democrats.