Postmaster General Louis DeJoy abruptly resigned Monday, just days after he’d asked the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) for help cutting costs.
According to some reports, he knew President Trump was soon going to fire him, so he was getting ahead of the situation by tendering his resignation. Trump has had his eye on revamping or even privatizing the foundering operation, which loses billions annually and is often criticized for poor service.
Though DeJoy in February had said he would resign, he hadn’t given a departure date and until now had continued to carry out his 10-year turnaround plan for the Postal Service. Trump in recent days had been preparing to fire DeJoy, according to people familiar with the matter.
The direction of the Postal Service has been in question since Trump in February raised the idea of folding it into the Commerce…
