Hundreds of protesters led by activist group Shut Down DC demonstrated outside the residence of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on Saturday morning.
The protesters stuffed fake absentee ballots in DeJoy’s apartment door and carried signs that read “Depose DeJoy” as they rallied outside his northwest D.C. condo.
Protesters say they are outside Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s apartment building to protest his destructive leadership ahead of mass mail-in voting in the 2020 presidential election.@wusa9 pic.twitter.com/i2RXEESefO
— Kolbie Satterfield (@KolbieReports) August 15, 2020
Protesters are frustrated by reports that DeJoy decommissioned more than 670 USPS letter sorting machines ahead of the November general election. One sorting machine alone can process more than 35,000 letters an hour, and Postal Service officials have warned that removing them could create a serious problem amid an expected influx in mail-in ballots due to the coronavirus.
The reduction in service capacity has drawn criticism from Democrats who believe President Trump is attempting to engineer a lower voter turnout.
Critics also fear that DeJoy, a major Trump donor who was appointed to postmaster general in May, could be working to help the president’s reelection efforts.
According to a representative with the USPS inspector general, a review of structural changes within the organization will begin soon.
“We are in receipt of a congressional request and are conducting a body of work to address the concerns raised,” Agapi Doulaveris told the Hill.
