Sources Say USPS Chief Is Fed Up, Wants Out

Postmaster General David Steiner is reportedly eyeing the exits. Four people familiar with his thinking tell Reuters that the US Postal Service chief has grown disillusioned with the role and has talked about resigning as the agency faces mounting political and financial pressure.

Steiner, installed in 2025 after the White House pushed out his predecessor, has complained about scant support from both the administration and Congress as he tries to tackle chronic red ink, the sources say. His frustrations sharpened after a bruising June Senate hearing over poor delivery, compensation, and President Trump's contested mail-ballot plan—portions of which the Supreme Court has since halted. The Postal Service says the reports of Steiner's dissatisfaction have "absolutely zero validity" and declined to make him available for comment.

Meanwhile Wednesday, Steiner told the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee the USPS will not deliver mail-in ballots in states that haven't turned in a list of approved voters, ABC News reports. Democrats weren't happy: "The US Postal Service is now part of this bigger story of this president desperate to federalize our elections. He has tried every which way to say that if he and his party don't win in these November elections, they were rigged," said Sen. Elissa Slotkin.