Protests at PM-General's DC home over Trump support and mail-in voting

Full-blown protest on a Saturday morning outside Trump donor/Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's DC condo. /Social Media

Protesters gathered outside of US Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's home in Washington DC to give him a "wake up call" and object to his support for President Donald Trump, as well as recent changes made within the postal system.

Angry demonstrators marched to DeJoy's DC condo on Saturday morning making plenty of noise and holding signs calling for universal mail-in voting in November's presidential election.

Some called for DeJoy to be "deposed" and for USPS to

"

deliver DeMail"

—a play on the official's name.

"DeJoy has fired or reassigned much of the existing USPS leadership and ordered the removal of mail sorting machines that are fundamental to the functioning of the postal service," activist group Shut Down DC, which organized the protest, said in a statement.

The group added that mail delivery is"slowing down under other decisions made by DeJoy" including eliminating overtime for postal workers.

Protesters blew trumpets and banged pots — and at one point began stuffing fake absentee ballots into the lobby door to the building where DeJoy lives.

Though many Democrats have called for universal mail-in voting in light of the current COVID-19 pandemic, the USPS has warnedmany states that there is not enough time or funding to prepare for such a major process in only a few months.

President Donald Trump has also ardently opposed mail-in voting, suggesting it creates a potential for mass fraud in the November election.

(With input from agencies)