Fact check: Does U.S. Postal Service letter suggest Trump will impose martial law?

Fact check: Does U.S. Postal Service letter suggest Trump will impose martial law?

After U.S. postal workers got a letter advising how to work during epidemics, hurricanes and civil unrest, social media posts spun the guidance into a conspiracy theory: Surely this was a sign of an approaching crisis or confirmation that President Donald Trump would impose martial law, they said.

USPS workers given curfew exemption letter not issued since COVID – RANGE Media

Keep Calm and Carry On, as they say. (Art by Valerie Osier) As tensions in Minnesota were ramping up at the start of the year, the United States Postal Service (USPS) quietly began requiring its workers to carry a letter at all times saying they are providing essential services of the federal government and are exempt from curfews..  The letter, dated January 5, 2026 and signed by Acting US Postmaster General Doug Tulino, almost immediately spar…