Changes at the top of the Postal Service appear to be part of Trump’s effort to undermine the agency ahead of an election reliant on mail-in voting
Photo: Getty Images The Trump administration’s practice of axing officials on Friday nights continued this week at the United States Postal Service, where Postmaster General Louis DeJoy revealed in a memo that the leadership of the mail service’s day-to-day operations would be completely transformed. According to the Washington Post, 23 USPS executives have been “reassigned or displaced” in an apparent effort to provide DeJoy with more power over operations.
Since DeJoy — a supply-chain executive and extremely generous Republican donor — was appointed postmaster general in May, many of his decisions appear to be designed to undercut the ability of the nation’s mail service to deliver the mail. In an effort to reduce costs, last month, carriers were instructed to “leave mail behind at distribution centers” if the packages would slow down the delivery process. Overtime, often necessary for the day’s workload to be finished, was also eliminated.
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