Postmaster General Reportedly Tells Confidants He Wants to Resign

Postmaster General David Steiner took office in July 2025 after the White House forced out his predecessor. In March, President Donald Trump directed the Postal Service to serve as a clearinghouse for mail ballots; the Supreme Court on Monday blocked key elements of that plan. At a June 24 Senate hearing, Steiner sparred with Chairman Rand Paul over years of agency financial losses. Sen. Elissa Slotkin accused him of being a pawn in Trump's voting-restriction plans, and Sen. Josh Hawley called for him to refuse his bonus over service issues. Steiner earns $364,780 a year and drew a 2025 relocation bonus worth 50 percent of his salary. USPS employs about 630,000 people. Mailing-industry donors arranged a December 2025 golf trip for Steiner with Trump in Florida amid White House efforts dating to late 2025 to assuage him. What is contested: Four people familiar with his thinking say Steiner told confidants he wants to resign, with one source saying, "The message was, this isn't what he signed up for, and he didn't come on board to get beat up like this." USPS said the report had "absolutely zero validity."