After Wednesday’s meeting with Teamster union leaders, former President Trump said “something strange happened” as he tried to gain the group’s support.
“Over the years, I’ve employed thousands of Teamsters, and they’ve done a great job, especially in New York, where there are a lot of unions. I’ve had great relationships with the unions. You know, we’re with Sean O’Brien and Fred Zuckerman, and they’re great people and they’re actually great leaders,” President Trump said. Media response After the meeting.
“And I think we had a very productive meeting. A strange thing happened,” he continued.
President Trump’s meeting with union leaders is another sign of President Biden’s efforts to distance support for organized labor from President Biden, who secured the support of the United Auto Workers (UAW) last week.
“Republicans normally wouldn’t get that kind of support,” Trump said of potential Teamsters support. “For years, they’ve only done it for Democrats, but for me it’s different because I employ thousands of Teamsters.”
Trump added that he doesn’t know if the union’s “leaders” will support him, but that he has “tremendous support” “within the union.”
After Mr. Biden received an endorsement from UAW Chairman Sean Fein last week, Mr. Trump slammed him, calling him a “drug.”
At a press conference after the Teamsters meeting, President Trump again criticized the auto union, saying he thought they “made a terrible decision” regarding electric cars that are “all made in China.”
For Trump, the front-runner in the Republican primary and aiming for a rematch with Biden in this fall’s general election, the meeting may have served as a symbolic attack on the current president, who has described himself as the most pro-American president. . Historical union chairman.
“I’ve dealt with unions all my life. I’ve had a good relationship with them, and frankly we’ve worked both ways,” Trump said, adding that through his business empire he has He added that he has worked with both unionized and non-union companies.
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