Top Republican fundraiser and Trump ally named postmaster general, giving president new influence ov

[left-of-center2012]

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Source: MSN

A top donor to President Trump and the Republican National Committee will be named the new head of the Postal Service, putting a top ally of the president in charge of an agency where Trump has long pressed for major changes in how it handles its business.

The Postal Service's board of governors confirmed late Wednesday that Louis DeJoy, a North Carolina businessman who is currently in charge of fundraising for the Republican National Convention in Charlotte, will serve as the new postmaster general.

The action will install a stalwart Trump ally to lead the Postal Service, which he has railed against for years, and probably move him closer than ever before to forcing the service to renegotiate its terms with companies and its own union workforce. Trump's Treasury Department and the Postal Service are in the midst of a negotiation over a $10 billion line of credit approved as part of coronavirus legislation in March.

DeJoy will be the first postmaster general in two decades who did not rise through the agency's ranks. He would have to navigate a financially fraught agency while also working with its powerful labor unions, among the last public-sector unions left with significant clout in contract negotiations with the government.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/top-republican-fundraiser-and-trump-ally-named-postmaster-general-giving-president-new-influence-over-postal-service/ar-BB13HUSN

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DeJoy, a North Carolina native, has played a prominent role in Republican politics, particularly since Trump won the presidency in 2016. He has given more than $2 million to the Trump campaign or Republican causes since 2016, according to the Federal Election Commission, including a $210,600 contribution to the Trump Victory Fund on Feb. 19. He has given more than $650,000 to the Trump Victory Fund and more than $1 million to the RNC.

[Ford_Prefect]

1. He'll have the job just long ehough to run USPS into the ground and break the union.

He's an arrogant asshole of the worst kind, a Super Trumper Deluxe with spurs on...

[ArizonaLib]

9. I am thinking the union will wait things out

I agree he seems like a hemorrhoid.

[live love laugh]

2. SOooooooo Fucked up. Goodbye November election. nt

[Laura PourMeADrink]

7. Yup

[live love laugh]

10. The union is one of the strongest in the nation. I hope they put up a valiant fight. nt

[lordsummerisle]

3. Link is behind a pay wall n/t

[left-of-center2012]

5. Thanks, Changed it

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/top-republican-fundraiser-and-trump-ally-named-postmaster-general-giving-president-new-influence-over-postal-service/ar-BB13HUSN

[groundloop]

4. I guess we should have seen this coming.... hopefully he can't fuck things up too bad before January

[littlemissmartypants]

6. About DeJoy's holdings and various enterprises...

Louis De Joy Net Worth

The estimated Net Worth of Louis De Joy is at least $30.1 Million dollars as of 2 January 2018. Louis Joy owns over 3,970 units of XPO Logistics stock worth over $30,089,352 and over the last 4 years Louis sold XPO stock worth over $0.

What does XPO Logistics do?
XPO Logistics, Inc. engages in the provision of supply chain solutions. It operates through the following segments: Transportation and Logistics. The Transportation segment includes truck brokerage, expedite, intermodal, drayage, last mile, less-than-truckload, full truckload, global forwarding and managed transportation. The Logistics segment includes value-added warehousing, distribution and inventory management, omnichannel and e-commerce fulfillment, reverse logistics, cold chain solutions, packaging and labeling, factory support, aftermarket support and order personalization services. The company was founded by Michael Welch and Keith Avery in May 1989 and is headquartered in Greenwich, CT.

https://wallmine.com/people/46011/louis-de-joy

Who’s got the influence: The North Carolina Power 100 list
By BusinessNC Posted February 2, 2018 In February 2018
Louis DeJoy, 60
President, LDJ Global Strategies LLC
High Point
DeJoy was CEO of New Breed Logistics from 1983 until 2014, when Greenwich, Conn.-based XPO Logistics acquired the company for $615 million. He now leads an investment firm. A leading Republican donor, DeJoy hosted President Donald Trump at an October fundraiser. His wife, Aldona Wos, is a former secretary of the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services.

https://businessnc.com/whos-got-the-influence-the-north-carolina-power-100-list/

The official website:
http://louisdejoyandaldonawosfamilyfoundation.com/about-us-louis-dejoy-aldona-wos-family-foundation/

[Ford_Prefect]

14. His wife is a piece of work too. She was hired to downsize and dismantle the NCHHS.

One of her first steps was to reduce and re-evaluate services to the blind and disabled NC citizens. She's just to the right of Stephen Miller. She is entitled cruelty in heels: a real life Dolores Umbridge encouraging all the undeserving needy to stand on their own without the help many require for daily living. Mean is an understatement and cruel merely a shadow of her true colors

[byronius]

8. Gosh, it almost seems like they're intentionally trying to burn down the country.

Either to escape in the chaos or to serve some foreign master? Whoulda thunk it?

Everyone on this website.

Republicans are traitors to the nation, wrapped in the flag and carrying a bible. Period.

[liberalla]

11. Damn. This is not good. I love the Post Office.

[certainot]

12. these dumbfucks depend on 30 years of team limbaugh atttacking usps. all americans

have to do is start destroying rw talk radio and they'll fall apart

rnc can't do shit without talk radio

dejoy is north carollina - just force NC university sports off all those limbaugh stations it supports that have been attacking the usps for decades and advertisers will head for the hills. those advertisers and univ of n carolina just endorsed 3 months of corona denial for free and is co-responsible for thousands of deaths

without those radio stations to push the republican agenda for free the NC GOP has no chance

[W T F]

13. And just like that, mail in ballots in blue districts suddenly disappeared

[mahatmakanejeeves]

15. The story at the WaPo seems to be open now.

Politics

Top Republican fundraiser and Trump ally named postmaster general, giving president new influence over Postal Service

By Josh Dawsey, Lisa Rein and Jacob Bogage
May 6, 2020 at 10:05 p.m. EDT

A top donor to President Trump and the Republican National Committee will be named the new head of the Postal Service, putting a top ally of the president in charge of an agency where Trump has long pressed for major changes in how it handles its business.

The Postal Service’s board of governors confirmed late Wednesday that Louis DeJoy, a North Carolina businessman who is currently in charge of fundraising for the Republican National Convention in Charlotte, will serve as the new postmaster general.

The action will install a stalwart Trump ally to lead the Postal Service, which he has railed against for years, and probably move him closer than ever before to forcing the service to renegotiate its terms with companies and its own union workforce. Trump’s Treasury Department and the Postal Service are in the midst of a negotiation over a $10 billion line of credit approved as part of coronavirus legislation in March. ... The confirmation came after The Washington Post asked for comment on the decision.

Trump has indicated he wants the Postal Service to dramatically raise fees for delivering packages for customers such as Amazon in exchange for tapping the line of credit. Trump has long argued that Amazon doesn’t pay the Postal Service enough, a charge the agency has fiercely contested. (Amazon’s chief executive, Jeff Bezos, owns The Post.)

“Louis DeJoy understands the critical public service role of the United States Postal Service, and the urgent need to strengthen it for future generations,” Robert M. Duncan, chairman of the board of governors, said in a statement. ... “Postal workers are the heart and soul of this institution, and I will be honored to work alongside them and their unions,” DeJoy, who will start June 15, said in a statement.

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Josh Dawsey
Josh Dawsey is a White House reporter for The Washington Post. He joined the paper in 2017. He previously covered the White House for Politico, and New York City Hall and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie for the Wall Street Journal. Follow https://twitter.com/jdawsey1

Lisa Rein
Lisa Rein covers federal agencies and the management of government in the Trump adminstration. At The Washington Post, she has written about the federal workforce; state politics and government in Annapolis, and in Richmond; local government in Fairfax County, Va. and the redevelopment of Washington and its neighborhoods. Follow https://twitter.com/Reinlwapo

Jacob Bogage
Jacob Bogage writes about sports for The Post, where he has worked since 2015. He previously covered the automotive and manufacturing industries for the Business section. Follow https://twitter.com/jacobbogage

[mahatmakanejeeves]

16. In all fairness, Roosevelt appointed James A. Farley as his postmaster general.

James Farley



In office: March 4, 1933 – September 10, 1940

James Aloysius Farley (May 30, 1888 – June 9, 1976) was one of the first Irish Catholic politicians in American history to achieve success on a national level. He simultaneously served as chairman of the New York State Democratic Committee, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, and Postmaster General under the first two administrations of President Franklin Roosevelt. A business executive and dignitary and a Knight of Malta, Farley was commonly referred to as a political kingmaker, and he was responsible for Roosevelt's rise to the presidency. Farley was the campaign manager for New York State politician Alfred E. Smith's 1922 gubernatorial campaign and Roosevelt's 1928 and 1930 gubernatorial campaigns as well as Roosevelt's presidential campaigns of 1932 and 1936. Farley predicted large landslides in both, and revolutionized the use of polling data.