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Trump just said his administration is interested in privatizing the Post Office¹ in what would be a major boon for corporate profiteers and a significant blow to consumers and workers.

So-called “efficiency” and privatization are taking center stage again in the Trump-Musk transition, even as Trump’s handpicked Postmaster General Louis DeJoy runs a USPS with serious delay issues and constant price increases. A bipartisan outcry has continued for months over DeJoy’s handling of the mail service, but privatization will make things so much worse at USPS.

Sign the petition: Urge Congress to block Trump’s plans to privatize the USPS!

A top Trump official said private companies are much better than the USPS. He added that the first Trump administration “didn’t finish the job” on privatization, “but we should finish it now.”²

During his first term, Trump called the Post Office a joke and withheld emergency funding from the agency unless it jacked up prices.³ Now he wants to fully hand over the USPS to private operators. Our leaders need to stand in the way.

Sign the petition: Urge members of Congress to stand against any plan to privatize USPS!

Sources:

1. Washington Post, “Trump eyes privatizing U.S. Postal Service, citing financial losses,” December 14, 2024.
2. Ibid.
3. Ibid.