Trump: Postal Service must charge Amazon more, or no loan

MARTIN CRUTSINGER and DARLENE SUPERVILLE

Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that he won't approve a $10 billion loan for the U.S. Postal Service unless the agency raises charges for Amazon and other big shippers to four to five times current rates.

"The Postal Service is a joke because they're handing out packages for Amazon and other internet companies and every time they bring a package, they lose money on it," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.

The president was responding to a question about reports his administration plans to force major changes in...