'Aggressive step': Report warns Trump just decimated the US Postal Service

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Raw Story

May 7, 2025 11:05AM ET


President Donald Trump and the U.S. Postal Service's leadership have reportedly agreed to appoint a FedEx board member to succeed Louis DeJoy as postmaster general, heightening concerns that the administration is pushing the independent mail agency toward privatization. The Washington Post reported late Tuesday that Trump and the USPS Board of Governors are expected to name former Waste Management CEO David Steiner to lead the Postal Service. Steiner is currently the lead independent director at FedEx, a Postal Service competitor.

Brian Renfroe, president of the National Association of Letter Carriers—a union representing nearly 300,000 active and retired letter carriers—called the decision to place Steiner at the head of the USPS "an aggressive step toward handing America's mail system over to corporate interests."

"Private shippers have been waiting to get USPS out of parcel delivery for years," said Renfroe. "Steiner's selection is an open invitation to do just that. This isn't just bad policy—it's a direct assault on the workers who keep the mail moving and the public connected.

The damage will hit rural communities hardest, where the Postal Service isn't just a convenience—it's a lifeline. And make no mistake: If this appointment stands, it threatens 7.9 million jobs tied to the postal industry and service to over 300 million Americans." "The board has the responsibility to do what is best for USPS," he added. "This decision is not only a failure in that responsibility but shows open contempt for the work of America's letter carriers and the public good."

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/aggressive-step-report-warns-trump-just-decimated-the-us-postal-service/

[groundloop]

1. It's hard to believe that anyone could be a worse choice than DeJoy.

[Bengus81]

6. Yep...and yet here we are.

What's Been a DICK going to destroy tomorrow??

[Vinca]

8. Never underestimate Trump. He can always find someone worse.

[JBTaurus83]

2. It is my understanding

they probably can't privatize it without changing the constitution, so the goal is to make it as shitty and useless as possible.

[slightlv]

3. IOW, they do to the USPS what they've done for education.

Kill it from the inside out... then shrug your shoulders and say "I tried" when it finally goes down in flames to total privatization.

[Wiz Imp]

13. They can't. Or they at the very least would need to pass legislation.

[louis-t]

4. It also will facilitate trmp's goal of tripling postage rates.

He said it years ago. "Postage rates should be tripled."

[orangecrush]

5. If we have mid terms

Trump will be removed from office in short order.

[Angleae]

17. How? Are we somehow going to get 67 senators?

[Evolve Dammit]

7. This really sucks. And the MAGATS really think he LOVES our country. He (and they) fucking hate all of it. Except their

own entitlements like white privilege and they are somehow superior and the real Americans. Such BS. Resentment of education, all government, all diversity.... Knuckle dragging assholes.

[ShazzieB]

10. AND he and his cultists have the unmitigated gall...

...to accuse US (Democrats) of hating this country! That makes my blood boil almost more than anything else, because it feels really personal.

[Evolve Dammit]

14. Yeah. "The enemy within." We know who the enemy within is and it ain't us. January 6 coup was not "patriotic" either.

[MissouriDem47]

9. So Glad I Retired from there 21 years ago this month.

It was with welcome relief to get away from their toxic work environment. I had planned to work another 5 years but I had enough. I wasn't fully prepared to retire so worked another 6 years, the last five with an insurance company. The difference between the insurance company and the Post Office was like day and night. It was nice to be treated like an adult and with respect.

From Trump's track record we know it will be in worse shape when he leaves then when he took over. I feel for the people that still work there. Most of the ones that I knew, when I was there, were hard working and dedicated to doing the best job they could under trying circumstances.

[chouchou]

11. "Hi, I'd like to send a letter to my sister at Tiny Village in North Dakota" "No problem ma'am ..that will be $21.74"

[Cha]

12. How's Bezos Going to Feel About This Fascist

Move?

[yellow dahlia]

15. Is there behind the scene bidding to see who can come up w/ the biggest bribe?

For sale - not so gently used democracy.

[LudwigPastorius]

16. "Trump (is) expected to name former Waste Management CEO...to lead the Postal Service"

This is par for Trump.

You can soon expect your letter carrier to personally come to your door and collect a monthly "fire insurance" premium for your house.