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Postmaster General DeJoy Steps Down After Trump Pushed for Faster USPS Shake-Up

Louis DeJoy resigned as Postmaster General of the U.S. Postal Service without giving a reason, with Deputy Postmaster General Doug Tulino taking over temporarily while a permanent successor is chosen.
Experts warn that privatization could lead to higher postage prices and layoffs, compromising service quality and affecting rural communities.
The American Postal Workers Union claimed that DeJoy's departure is part of a strategy towards privatization that would harm the USPS.
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk have been pushing for privatization, which could reshape the USPS amid ongoing protests from postal workers against cuts.

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The Berkshire Eagle

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Duncan Steps Down from Postal Service Board of Governors

WASHINGTON, March 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Robert M. "Mike" Duncan, one of the Governors of the United States Postal Service, today announced that he is resigning his position on the board of governors due to health reasons. His resignation is…

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Tahlequah Daily Press

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EDITORIAL: DeJoy says he'll leave; now let's fix the USPS

Louis Dejoy has stepped down as U.S. postmaster general, and good riddance. But it may not have happened quickly enough, because this dark force of profiteering run amok has a few things up his sleeve.

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USPS’s Louis DeJoy Resigns as Banks “Salivate” Over Musk Goal of Privatization

Earlier this month, Musk singled out USPS for privatization at a Morgan Stanley conference.

4 days ago·Sacramento, United States

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USPS Postmaster General DeJoy steps down

What happened Postmaster General Louis DeJoy stepped down Monday, ending a tumultuous five years as head of the U.S. Postal Service that began with the Covid-19 pandemic and mail-ballot-heavy 2020 election and "ended amid pressure from President Donald Trump's administration to assert political control over the postal system," The Washington Post said. Who said what DeJoy announced his departure in February but did not set a date. His resignatio…

4 days ago·Washington, United States

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US Postmaster Gen. Louis DeJoy resigns amid Trump privatization support

U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has resigned and a search for his successor has begun. DeJoy announced the move effective immediately on Monday. DeJoy's abrupt departure comes amid protests against potential efforts to privatize the United States Postal Service by the Trump administration. DeJoy led to a major restructure of the postal service during his five years as the head of the agency. Full Story U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy res…

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There Is No DeJoy In Mudville, Or In The Postal Service Either

Video screenshot, KABC-TV. Fire was Christmas Eve 2019; presumably no ballots burned to cinders, just children’s Christmas dreams. After becoming the first postmaster general whose name most Americans had to know at all, Louis DeJoy resigned on Monday, potentially helping Donald Trump’s aim of privatizing the US Postal Service. According to the Washington Post (archive link), DeJoy left after he resisted pressure from the White House to interfer…

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