This is outrageous, John:

After holding $10 billion in emergency loans hostage to attempt a hostile takeover of the United States Postal Service’s operations, Donald Trump just made one of his top donors the new postmaster general.

Louis Dejoy will be the first head of the USPS in two decades who did not rise through its ranks. Before this, he was in charge of fundraising for the Republican National Convention. Yes, you read that correctly. Donald Trump has appointed his former campaign staffer to run the USPS, in a year when the election will be conducted, in large part, by mail.

The USPS has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic -- and Donald Trump has so far refused to provide funding that’s already been approved by Congress. Instead, he’s attempting to take over its operations and destroy the Postal Service as we know it.

The United States Postal Service is an integral and indispensable part of American life. We’re dependent on the post office for essential medicine, supplies, and the ability to safely conduct our elections by mail. In a recent article, American Postal Workers Union president Mark Dimondstein said DeJoy will face major decisions about how the Postal Service operates:

“He can choose to be a postmaster general who implements the destructive plans of this White House: raising postal rates, cutting services, undermining stable union and family-sustaining jobs and selling the public Postal Service to corporations for their private profit,” Dimondstein said in a statement Thursday. “And if that is his choice, Mr. DeJoy will be met with stiff resistance from postal workers and the people of this country."

We can’t afford to let Donald Trump destroy the USPS as we know it. Add your name if you agree Congress must act swiftly to save the Postal Service from Trump’s hostile takeover >>

Thanks for raising your voice today to defend this essential part of American life.

— Yvette

Yvette Simpson, CEO
Democracy for America