Sean O'Brien, president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, identifies as a Democrat and has made no secret of his antipathy towards some parts of the Republican Party in recent years.
However, Mr. O'Brien overwhelming majority of teamster –Democrats recognize that they should be even more outraged.
He spoke on the show with comedian Theo Fung. monday's episode “Honestly, I'm a Democrat, but they've been screwing us over for the last 40 years,” O'Brien said on “This Weekend.”
“And just once, and not all of us, but just once, we stand up as a union, probably the only union right now, and say, 'What have you done for us?'” O said. continued. “Brienne.
The Teamsters union has more than 1.3 million members. announced In September, he announced that he would not support a presidential candidate for the first time since 1988.
Straw polls conducted from April to July show President Joe Biden has the support of the Teamsters. In polls asking whether the Teamsters would support Harris after Biden's ouster, a majority of voters twice chose Trump.
An electronic membership poll conducted from July 24 to September 25 found that 59.6% of Teamsters support Trump. Only 34% of respondents expressed support for Harris. a telephone survey survey The poll, conducted from September 9th to 15th, similarly showed double-digit increases for Trump, at 58%, and Harris at 31%.
“I'm under attack from the left, but in the two and a half years I've been president, I've given the Democratic machine $15.7 million,” O'Brien continued. “The truth is, we gave the Republicans about $340,000, which is like saying the Democrats are the party of workers. They were bought and paid for by Big Tech. ”
“The fucking system is broken.”
Blaze News reports that in addition to Mr. Trump's personal lobbying of labor unions, his choice of Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) as his running mate suggests that Mr. I have previously noted that his support for economic policies has helped him garner support from trade unions.
“In the short time we've worked together, he's been great on Teamster issues,” O'Brien said of Vance on Fox News. “He responded to all of our issues immediately.”
“If 60% of members do not support [the Democrats]the fucking system is broken,” O’Brien told Von. Stop pointing fingers at Sean O'Brien. Stop pointing fingers at the Teamsters union. Look in the mirror. ”
“It used to always be Democrats fighting for workers, and Republicans as well, but now we're seeing a switch where workers are first and feel like they're being left behind by Democrats. Second, you know, Republicans say they want to be working class. [and] Represent the working class. they have a chance to do it. ”
In August, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. similarly suggested that a political realignment was underway.
“I think there have been several political realignments throughout American history,” President Kennedy told Tucker Carlson. “I think we're experiencing that crisis right now.”
Kennedy emphasized that the old Democratic Party is gone, and what remains is an anti-democratic force synonymous with corporatism, military adventurism, and censorship, with Harris' “apparatus” at its helm.
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