A federal judge is demanding that US Postmaster General Louis DeJoy appears in court to explain himself.
Business Insider reports Judge Emmet Sullivan made the remark in hearing a case brought by the NAACP and other civil rights groups.
The plaintiffs have been trying to get the US postal service to deliver mail-in ballots in a timely manner.
The purpose of Wednesday's hearing was to grill the USPS on its noncompliance with Judge Sullivan's previous orders.