The U.S. Postal Service has been a sinking ship for decades—drowning in debt, mismanagement, and red tape. But now, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is teaming up with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and the General Services Administration (GSA) to stop the bleeding. The goal? Cut out the waste, expose the bureaucratic nonsense, and finally make the Postal Service run like a business instead of a taxpayer money pit.
Let’s be honest—USPS has been a disaster. It’s lost nearly $100 billion over the years, with projections showing another $200 billion in losses on the horizon. Meanwhile, the agency is stuck in a web of outdated regulations and unfunded mandates that cost between $6 billion and $11 billion a year. DeJoy is calling it what it is: a broken business model that has no future unless serious changes happen now.
And here’s where President Donald Trump steps in. Trump isn’t just talking about slapping a band-aid on this disaster—he’s floating the idea of putting USPS under the Commerce Department, which would mean a major shake-up in how the agency operates. He’s also not ruling out privatization—an idea that would send D.C. bureaucrats and union bosses into a full-blown panic.
The unions, of course, are already losing their minds. Brian Renfroe, head of the National Association of Letter Carriers, is screaming that privatization would put 640,000 jobs at risk. What he doesn’t mention? Those same jobs are already at risk because the Postal Service can’t stop hemorrhaging money.
DeJoy has already cut 30,000 employees and is about to cut another 10,000 through voluntary retirement. That’s a start, but it won’t fix the deeper problem—decades of government incompetence and out-of-control spending. Trump understands this, which is why he’s looking at ways to finally hold USPS accountable.
The bottom line? If there’s anyone who can fix this mess, it’s Trump. And if that means breaking up the bloated bureaucracy of USPS, so be it.