Trump is reportedly mulling over disbanding US Postal Service leadership

The takeover would reduce service, especially to rural America, raise rates, close post offices and profit from what is property owned by the American people,

said Dimondstein

He's going to look at it, he's got a great business instinct, which is what we need, and he'll be looking at it. And we think we can turn it around, but it's — it's the Postal Service,

Trump said in response to questions from reporters

Trump doesn't view the USPS as a service,

the source said, even though the word is in its name

We're thinking about doing that, and it'll be a form of a merger,

Trump said

This is a somewhat regal approach that says the king knows better than his subjects and he will do his best for them,

James O’Rourke, of the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza college of business told the outlet

Efforts to privatize the Postal Service, in whole or in part, or to strip it of its independence or public service mission, would be of no benefit to the American people. Instead, it would drive up postage rates and lead to reduced service, especially to rural America,

Dimondstein said in a statement

It’s a lot different today, between Amazon and UPS and FedEx and all the things that you didn’t have. But there is talk about that. It’s an idea that a lot of people have liked for a long time.”

He added

If this reporting is true, it would be an outrageous, unlawful attack on a storied national treasure, enshrined in the Constitution and created by Congress to serve every American home and business equally. Any attack on the Postal Service would be part of the billionaire oligarch coup, directed not just at the postal workers our union represents, but the millions of Americans who rely on the critical public service our members provide every single day."

American Postal Workers Union (APWU) President Mark Dimondstein said in a statement

Gerry Connollymember

Privatizing the Postal Service is an attack on Americans' access to critical information, benefits and life-saving medical care. It is clear that Trump and his cronies value lining their own pockets more than the lives and connection of the American public."

Gerry Connolly of Virginia, the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Accountability Committee, told the Washington Post

The anxiety over the Postal Service is not only three-quarters of a million workers. It's that this is something that does not belong to the president or the White House. It belongs to the American people."

James O'Rourke, who studies the Postal Service at the University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business, told the Washington Post

The president is the elected representative of the people, so it's representing the will of the people,

Musk said in a joint interview with Trump on Hannity

There is a lot of talk about the Postal Service being taken private

Trump expressed interest in seeing the Postal Service be privatized in December, saying

As you know, I have worked tirelessly to lead the 640,000 men and women of the Postal Service in accomplishing an extraordinary transformation,

he wrote

Gary Peterssenator

If President Trump moves forward with this action to take over and privatize the Postal Service – not only will it be completely illegal – it will harm veterans, small business owners, rural communities, and all Americans who depend on the Postal Service for timely and reliable mail delivery,

Peters said in a statement

This is not true. No such EO (executive order) is in the works, and Secretary Lutnick is not pushing for such an EO,

an unnamed White House official said, CNN reported