US Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, on September 19, dismissed doubts about the US Postal Service's role in the upcoming November 5 presidential elections.DeJoy, who has held his position since 2020, responded to a question by a reporter about Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's claim that the Postal Service will deliberately misplace mail-in ballots during the elections.

The U.S. Postal Service’s leader is expressing frustration with ongoing criticism of how it handles mail ballots.

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy pledged Thursday that the US Postal Service will undertake “heroic efforts” to deliver all mail-in ballots on time this year and urged people to put their ballots in the mail at least one week before Election Day on November 5.