As the postmaster general steps down after five years, there's great uncertainty about the future of the U.S. Postal Service.
Feb. 19, 2025, 12:00 PM EST
By Steve Benen
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s political career has been anything but normal. Around this time eight years ago, for example, he was a part of a scandal-plagued Republican National Committee finance team. Three years later, Donald Trump elevated the GOP donor to his leadership position atop the U.S. Postal Service.
DeJoy became controversial for a great many reasons, and many Democrats made little effort to hide their desire to see him go. What was less well known, however, was the president who chose him for the job wasn’t a fan, either: Trump reportedly resented the postmaster general for not doing more to curtail postal balloting during the 2020 election cycle.
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