- US Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said in a 2005 interview that Donald Trump’s leadership style was “self-destructive” and that if he ever worked for Trump, he would be fired.
- “I would be fired,” DeJoy told The Greensboro News & Record in January 2005.
- “That attitude that you are the most important person is even destructive,” DeJoy told the outlet, referring to Trump’s hit television program, “The Apprentice.”
- DeJoy, a major fundraiser for Trump and the Republican Party, made headlines in May when he was tapped to oversee the U.S. Postal Service.
- His association with Trump and recent decisions to remove hundreds of e-mail machines in the country raised major concerns about the president’s efforts to sabotage post-vote by raping the Postal Service.
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Louis DeJoy, the recently appointed U.S. Postmaster General, said in a 2005 interview that Donald Trump’s leadership style is “self-destructive” and that if he ever worked for Trump, he would be fired.
“I would be fired,” DeJoy told The Greensboro News & Record in January 2005.
“That attitude that you are the most important person is even destructive,” DeJoy told the outlet, referring to Trump’s hit television program, “The Apprentice.”
DeJoy was appointed postmaster general in May by the US Postal Service Board. He is also the Chief Director of the Postal Service.
Before leaving the embattled post office, DeJoy was a major fundraiser for Trump and the Republican National Committee in Charlotte, North Carolina. He took over as postmaster general on 15 June. Shortly after accepting his new role, DeJoy announced plans to “carry out an organizational reorganization” at the agency.
The announcement and its sociability with Trump and the GOP raised immediate questions about the president’s efforts to sabotage post-vote by financially discouraging the Postal Service.
In recent days, DeJoy has come under fire for its decision to remove hundreds of high-end mail processing machines across the country this year. In addition to the controversy over e-mail processing machines, a number of states have seen the removal of mailboxes, and people across the country are experiencing huge delays in mail delivery services.
Trump tried to distance himself from DeJoy over the weekend, telling reporters, “I do not know. I do not know what he is doing. I can only tell you that he is a very smart man.”
Meanwhile, Congress Democrats have signaled their intention to take action; Chamber member Nancy Pelosi announced on Sunday that the House of Representatives will cut its summer recess short to vote on legislation against recent changes at the USPS that could hurt this fall post-in-vote vote.
“The life, existence and life of our American democracy are threatened by the president,” Pelosi said. “That is why I am calling on the House to return to session later this week.” Other Democratic lawmakers like Rep. From California Adam Schiff and Vermont sen. Bernie Sanders has called for DeJoy’s dismissal.
Some Republicans have also spoken out against DeJoy’s changes to the post office.
“I share the goal of putting the USPS back on a financially sustainable path; however, this goal cannot be achieved by replacing service to the public,” Maine Sen. wrote. Susan Collins in a letter to DeJoy last week. She added that
On Monday, DeJoy agreed to testify before the House Oversight Committee next week about his leadership of the Postal Service.
Michelle Mark contributed reporting.
