White House says 'deeply troubled' on Postmaster DeJoy

[November 20, 2021]    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Friday it was "deeply troubled" by reports of U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's potential financial conflicts of interest, just shortly after U.S. President Joe Biden announced two nominees to the U.S. Postal Service board.

United States Postal Service Postmaster General Louis DeJoy speaks during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on "Legislative Proposals to Put the Postal Service on Sustainable Financial Footing" on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, U.S. February 24, 2021. Jim Watson/Pool via REUTERS

"We're of course deeply troubled - continue to be deeply troubled as many Americans are - by the early reporting of Postmaster General DeJoy's potential financial conflicts of interest and take serious issues with the job he's doing running the Postal Service," White House spokesperson Jen Psaki told reporters.

(Reporting by Alexadra Alper; Writing by Tim Ahmann; Editing by Chris Reese)

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