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Washington Post: Trump wanted to remove Brennan from PMG job

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According to the Washington Post

U.S. Postmaster General Megan Brennan plans to retire in January, officials said Wednesday, following months of complaints from President Trump that the Postal Service was losing too much money and should be charging retail giant Amazon more for package delivery.

Trump had told aides repeatedly earlier this year that he would like to remove Brennan from her post, according to people with knowledge of the discussions.

But officials on Wednesday characterized Brennan’s departure as a normal retirement and said she would assist in the search for a replacement.

The Senate recently confirmed three new members to the Postal Service’s Board of Governors, which elects the postmaster general and now has a quorum dominated by Trump appointees. That would have given the administration enough new members on the Postal Service’s oversight board to enable Brennan’s ouster, at least in theory, according to people with knowledge of the discussions.

According to reports PMG Megan J. Brennan is a Democrat.

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