(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump is standing by Department of Government Efficiency leader Elon Musk in spite of criticism from Democrats from Illinois and around the country.
Union leaders led rallies on Sunday to protest potential changes to the U.S. Postal Service. Trump has suggested a move to privatize the agency or merge it into the Department of Commerce.
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, posted a video on X from a downtown Chicago rally on Sunday. Durbin said he opposed Musk and others who want to privatize USPS.
“The U.S. Postal Service was created in the Constitution. Most people don’t know that, but they do know that they can count on the postal service every day, six days a week,” Durbin said. “Now there are those in Washington, Elon Musk and others, who want to privatize the postal service. I am opposed to that. Let’s keep it an independent agency above politics.”
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson also spoke at the rally and pledged his support for workers.
Trump defended Musk at a Cabinet meeting on Monday.
“He’s a patriot more than anything else. He’s never, think of it, he has never asked me for a thing. He could have. I always say, ‘I wonder if he’s ever going to ask me for something,’” Trump said.
The U.S. Postal Service reported a $9.5 billion net loss in fiscal year 2024.
Chicago Flips Red Vice President Danielle Carter-Walters said she supports Trump’s suggestion to privatize or merge USPS.
“We have companies like Amazon, these big billion-dollar companies, that use the postal service to send their packages because they’re saving them money,” Carter-Walters told The Center Square.
Carter-Walters said Trump is working on behalf of the people.
“They always want to say that President Trump, he’s for the rich. No, he’s not for the rich. He wants the rich to pay their fair share, just like we the regular people have to pay,” Carter-Walters said.
I’ve all but quit using the post office. They keep losing my mail or packages. If you track your mail its —arrives at Atlanta, leave Atlanta then , arrives at Atlanta then leaves atlanta. It can do that for weeks before you get your package.
When the postal service has gotten progressively COSTLIER To use, all at the same time showing a NET LOSS year up on year, SOMETHING IS Rotten..
Can it be ‘saved’?? I dunno..
“U.S. Senator Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, posted a video on X from a downtown Chicago rally…”
He should post a video of the employee parking lot during working hours.
“Let’s keep it an independent agency above politics.”
and then this:
“The U.S. Postal Service reported a $9.5 billion net loss in fiscal year 2024.”
Some of that was my money. Let’s privatize.
Trump and his supporters could present a plan for the post office to generate a positive cash flow and the dems would automatically oppose it
Sorry, Durbin, the post office was not created in the constitution. The constitution gives congress the power to create a postal service. Article 1 section 8. Conversely, it also gives congress the power to do away with the postal service
AHH but according to dems, ONLY THEY can get rid of something.. NOT the president.