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Hi,
Donald Trump just took a major step toward ending the U.S. Postal Service as we know it by getting FedEx board member David Steiner installed as postmaster general.1
A FedEx board member running the USPS is a flagrant conflict of interest and a blaring wake-up call that the post office is in serious danger. In fact, this guy is even worse than Trump's first postmaster general, Louis DeJoy, who has spent the last five years running the USPS into the ground.
Demand Progress has spent years fighting to defend the U.S. Postal Service from efforts to privatize the agency, and now we must ramp up those efforts.
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Americans rely on the U.S. Postal Service as a lifeline for the delivery of prescription drugs, Social Security checks, mail-in ballots, and countless other vital documents.
In fact, without the USPS, 51.5 million households and businesses in rural communities would be left with no guaranteed delivery options at all because corporations like UPS and FedEx simply won't serve areas that they deem insufficiently profitable.2
But Donald Trump has expressed support for privatizing the Postal Service for years.3 Putting a FedEx board member in charge is "an aggressive step toward handing America's mail system over to corporate interests," in the words of the National Association of Letter Carriers, which represents nearly 300,000 postal workers.4
The Postal Service Board of Governors officially selects the postmaster general, but Trump is in the process of installing a MAGA majority on the board, and Steiner was selected only after his name was screened by the White House.5
Make no mistake: This is all about Donald Trump's plan to privatize the U.S. Postal Service and end the post office as we know it. It's up to us to fight back.
With gratitude,
The team at Demand Progress Action
Sources:
1. The Washington Post, "At Trump's urging, USPS board to name FedEx official as postmaster general," May 6, 2025.
2. Newsweek, "Protests Break Out Across US Over Plans To Change Postal Service," March 24, 2025.
3. The Progressive, "Don't Let Elon Musk Privatize the Postal Service" April 23, 2025.
4. National Association of Letter Carriers, "NALC statement on the reported selection of David P. Steiner to lead USPS," May 6, 2025 .
5. Common Dreams, "'Aggressive Step' Toward Privatization as Trump Picks FedEx Board Member to Lead USPS," May 7, 2025 .
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