I see many Dems, journos, and lib hacks upset about what they purport is Trump’s “war” on the USPS. If you took their hot takes at face value, you might think that the USPS is only started experiencing postal issues when Orange Man appointed a bad new PMG.
Let’s review:
2014; @MSNBC reports on the USPS cyber-attack, likely by China:
2014; @oliverdarcy drops this pro-tip:
@RepMarcyKaptur calls out issues with mail-in voting in Ohio:
2015; @repblumenauer calls out USPS delays, protests distribution center closures (OMG, WAIT, I THOUGHT THAT WAS JUST UNDER TRUMP!)
@RepPeterDeFazio begs the USPS to not distribution center closures (OMG, WAIT, I THOUGHT THAT WAS JUST UNDER TRUMP!)
@SenatorTester holds a round-table to discuss USPS issues in rural areas:
@SenJeffMerkley calls a meeting to address closures of USPS mail processing facilities (why didn’t you demand the PMG be fired, or protest in front of his house, Jeff?)
2016; @SenatorCarper reminds us of the USPS financial failures:
@RepTedLieu questions then PMG Brennan on mail theft issues in his district:
2017; @thedailybeast reports that the USPS violated the Hatch Act by allowing postal workers to campaign for Hillary Clinton:
2017; @CNN reports that the USPS violated the Hatch Act by allowing postal workers to campaign for Hillary Clinton:
2017; @RepDonBeyer reacts in anger about how clerical errors/postal delays could potentially impact DREAMER renewals:
2017; @NitaLowey announces that her district has received 100s of complaints from the USPS:
2018; @RepGraceMeng calls out mail-theft issues in her district:
2018; @NitaLowey sends a letter to the PMG calling on a plan to address “SYSTEMIC AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING POSTAL SERVICE FAILURES”
2018; @CNN writes an article on “the shadowy world of mail fraud”:
2018; @RepYvetteClarke writes a letter to the USPS about the postal service issues that clearly “far exceed” the boundaries of her district:
signatories include @RepMaloney; @RepGregoryMeeks; @NydiaVelazquez; @RepJeffries; @RepJerryNadler; @RepGraceMeng; @RepJoseSerrano2018; NitaLowey calls out the mail-theft in Westchester County, NY, noting it leads to loss of confidence in mail security.
2019; @lachlan tweets about the USPS IG findings, RE significant cybersecurity vulnerability:
2019; @CillizzaCNN receives this pillow in the mail:
(if I have to know about this, then so does everyone else).Moving on,
2019; @CNN reminds us that the USPS doesn’t always go out in freezing cold weather:
(I hope we don’t get an early winter this November!)
2020; @RepMaloney tweets about “sub-par” USPS services:(NOTE: this tweet comes about 5 months before DeJoy was appointed PMG)
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