Trump floats idea to postpone election

WASHINGTON－US President Donald Trump on Thursday raised the idea of delaying the Nov 3 elections, an idea immediately rejected by both Democrats and his fellow Republicans in Congress－the sole branch of government with the authority to make such a change.

Critics and even Trump's allies dismissed the notion as an attempt to distract from devastating economic news.

Trump's statement on Twitter came as the United States is enduring a multipronged, once-in-a-generation crisis: A coronavirus pandemic that has claimed more than 150,000 lives, a crippling recession sparked by the outbreak, and nationwide protests against police violence and racism.