Trump's new USPS chief is an unqualified crony. That's not what's most worrying.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Cronyism in high government positions has been a trademark of the Trump administration, but the selection of Republican mega-donor and Trump ally Louis DeJoy to lead the U.S. Postal Service threatens to corrupt one of America's most trusted institutions at a key moment.

In normal times, the selection of a postmaster general of the United States is unlikely to generate significant attention from the public. However, these are not normal times. Without increased and sustained scrutiny of DeJoy's leadership of the Postal Service, our democracy could face dire consequences.

Throughout his presidency, Donald Trump has attacked democratic institutions and undermined independent agencies. Now, as millions of voters are relying on the Postal Service to support our elections during the coronavirus pandemic, Trump is politicizing another once-nonpartisan government agency. Having a political ally with ethical and competence questions like DeJoy lead the agency potentially puts November's election at risk.

DeJoy's appointment raises several concerns about his qualifications and about potential ethics problems. When DeJoy took the job in June, he became the first person in decades to lead the Postal Service without experience as a letter carrier. Although DeJoy has previously worked with the Postal Service as a contractor, some have questioned his credentials and whether his lack of institutional memory will affect operations.

DeJoy's previous work also poses potential financial conflicts of interests. DeJoy and his wife, a Trump appointee to the Commission on White House Fellowships who is his nominee to be the U.S. ambassador to Canada, own $30.1 million to $75.3 million in assets in Postal Service competitors or contractors, like UPS and the trucking company J.B. Hunt. Although DeJoy likely had to divest these conflicting assets, his ethics agreement and personal financial disclosure statement are not yet available on the Office of Government Ethics' website for the public to confirm.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trumps-new-usps-chief-is-an-unqualified-crony-thats-not-whats-most-worrying/ar-BB16VFH5?li=BBnb7Kz

I know the best people - Donald Trump

[AleksS]

1. Holy corruption Batman!

At least Donny’s not subtle about it.

Seriously: appointing a guy with 30-75 MILLION dollars invested in USPS competitors to run the USPS isn’t just letting the fox guard the henhouse, it’s skinning and prepping the chickens, setting up a dining set and tablecloth, and asking the fox what wine he’d like to pair his dinner with!!!

[erronis]

2. Great description/dissection of what a few million bucks will get you. (I'd take a Ctes du Rhne)

[Golden Raisin]

3. The assignment and placement of a Trump crony-donor pick is

to cripple and ultimately destroy the Post Office, but not before they internally sabotage and have their sticky fingers controlling the levers of voting by mail in the November election.