TRUMP IS A SCAB
SHAWN FAIN UAW
M.L. Nestel
January 31, 2024
(JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP)
Trump is courting the Teamsters for their prized endorsement, but an exec with the union whose members run 1.3 million deep says the former president can't erase his past and therefore he should save his breath
"I would say zero," John Palmer, Vice President At-Large of the Teamsters, said in a Wednesday interview on CNN. "I don't believe he does have a chance."
Palmer skipped a Wednesday roundtable powwow with former President Donald Trump and Teamsters Union brass in Washington where Trump made his best pitch to blue-collar workers that helped him march passed Hillary Clinton in 2016 and will be a focal part in key battleground states like Wisconsin and Michigan to determine what happens come November.
Trump left upbeat, calling it “a very productive meeting."
He admitted that nabbing the endorsement would be a long shot, but, “Stranger things have happened.”
“Usually a Republican wouldn’t get that endorsement,” said Trump. “But in my case it’s different because I’ve employed thousands of Teamsters and I thought we should come over and pay our respects. As you know, a big part of the voting bloc votes for me.”
Palmer believes the public seeing Trump's posture dangles false hope.
"I was disappointed in the appearance, particularly the press conference that occurred after the meeting," Palmer said. "It's a tacit endorsement. He is not going to go anything for labor. Never has. Frankly, he's not a trustworthy individual."
Palmer pointed to numerous reasons he believes Trump can't be trusted.
They include crossing the picket line when IATSE (International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees) picketed "The Apprentice."
Watch the video below or click the link.
January 31, 2024
(JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP)
Trump is courting the Teamsters for their prized endorsement, but an exec with the union whose members run 1.3 million deep says the former president can't erase his past and therefore he should save his breath
"I would say zero," John Palmer, Vice President At-Large of the Teamsters, said in a Wednesday interview on CNN. "I don't believe he does have a chance."
Palmer skipped a Wednesday roundtable powwow with former President Donald Trump and Teamsters Union brass in Washington where Trump made his best pitch to blue-collar workers that helped him march passed Hillary Clinton in 2016 and will be a focal part in key battleground states like Wisconsin and Michigan to determine what happens come November.
Trump left upbeat, calling it “a very productive meeting."
He admitted that nabbing the endorsement would be a long shot, but, “Stranger things have happened.”
“Usually a Republican wouldn’t get that endorsement,” said Trump. “But in my case it’s different because I’ve employed thousands of Teamsters and I thought we should come over and pay our respects. As you know, a big part of the voting bloc votes for me.”
Palmer believes the public seeing Trump's posture dangles false hope.
"I was disappointed in the appearance, particularly the press conference that occurred after the meeting," Palmer said. "It's a tacit endorsement. He is not going to go anything for labor. Never has. Frankly, he's not a trustworthy individual."
Palmer pointed to numerous reasons he believes Trump can't be trusted.
They include crossing the picket line when IATSE (International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees) picketed "The Apprentice."
Watch the video below or click the link.
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