It's not a winning attitude.
A union leader said that right before Vice President Kamala Harris's crushing loss to Donald Trump, she stormed out of a campaign meeting and arrogantly said she didn't need help because “we're going to win with or without you.” revealed. .
Teamsters President Sean O'Brien recalled the episode on “The Tucker Carlson Show” Monday when discussing the union's historic decision not to endorse a presidential candidate for the first time in nearly 30 years.
O'Brien said that after President Biden withdrew from the race, Harris ultimately agreed to sit in on the roundtable by answering only a quarter of Teessumsters' 16 questions. . Other candidates, including Trump, answered all of them.
“On the fourth question, one of her operatives or one of her staff members slipped a note in front of me: 'This will be your last question.' And that was 20 minutes earlier than the scheduled end time. ” O’Brien told Carlson.
“And her exit declaration was, 'With or without you, I'm going to win,'” he recalled.
Carlson said: I thought it was arrogant. That's downright arrogant. ”
O'Brien said he reached out to Biden's former labor secretary, Marty Walsh, to discuss the vice president.
“Let me ask you a question, Marty. Sorry for the French, but who does this motherfucker think she is?” he recalled asking Mr. Walsh, now president of the NHL Players Association.
The union head said he had met with Biden, who is seeking reelection, and was concerned about Biden's decline. It's similar,” he said.
“Biden was there, and it was clear to me that he wasn't the person he was supposed to be. It was kind of sad,” O'Brien said, adding that Biden has been a good president for working people.
Weeks before the election, Mr. O'Brien announced that the Teamsters, long a relatively reliable Democratic ally, would not endorse a presidential candidate for the first time since 1996.
In fact, the union found that its 1.3 million members overwhelmingly support Mr. Trump, 59.6% to 34% for Ms. Harris.
Before Biden withdrew, he held a steady lead of 44.3% to Trump's 36.3%.
The Teamsters supported the Biden-Harris ticket in 2020 and supported Hillary Clinton over Trump in 2016.
