Teamsters Union President Sean O’Brien recently appeared on the Theo Von podcast and had some choice words for the Democratic party. This apparent rift with the Democrats has been obvious throughout this election season.
Sean O’Brien shocked many people by speaking at the Republican National Convention. Then the Teamsters Union declined to endorse a candidate for the first time in years, despite the fact that their members overwhelmingly back Donald Trump. O’Brien even clapped back at AOC over her criticism of their non-endorsement of Kamala Harris.
Democrats are worried about this and perhaps they should be. Something has shifted here.
The FOX Business Network reports:
Teamsters union President Sean O’Brien torches Democratic Party: ‘They have f—ed us over’Teamsters President Sean O’Brien issued a sharp condemnation of the Democratic Party in a recent interview, saying the party has itself to blame for losing support from the union’s rank-and-file members.”I’m a Democrat, but they have f—ed us over for the last 40 years,” O’Brien said during a sit-down with Theo Von for the comedian’s “This Past Weekend” podcast. “And for once – and not all – but for once, we’re standing up as a union, probably the only one right now, saying, ‘what the f— have you done for us?’”…O’Brien acknowledged he is being “attacked from the left” over the decision, but he told Von that in the two-and-a-half years he has been president of the Teamsters, the union has given “the Democratic machine” $15.7 million and only given $340,000 to the GOP.”So it’s like, you know, people say the Democratic Party is the party of the working people – they’re bought and paid for by Big Tech,” the union boss said. “And you’ve got the Republicans who are now saying, ‘hey, we want to be the working class party,’ right? And, okay, you’ve got a great opportunity right now to do that.”
Watch the clip below. Strong language warning, obviously:
Of course, O’Brien is leaving out one quite substantial thing that Democrats have done for the Teamsters Union recently. The union’s pension fund got what was basically a government bailout.
Joe Biden was so proud of this that he bragged about it publicly.
From the White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on Protecting 600,000 Teamster PensionsAs of today, over 600,000 Teamster workers and retirees have pensions protected from devastating cuts. They earned those pensions after working for decades. And now they can retire with dignity.This didn’t happen by accident. It’s because my Administration is keeping our commitment to America’s workers.Today’s action protects the pensions of 70,000 workers and retirees in New England—including 6,000 in New Hampshire, where my team is making this announcement alongside Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan and the New England Teamsters Pension Fund. To date, we have protected more than 40,000 Teamsters in Ohio and Michigan; more than 30,000 in Illinois and Missouri; and more than 20,000 in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania.
Then again, when you consider the jaw dropping amount that the Teamsters Union has given to the Democratic party over the years, they probably felt this was owed to them.
However you look at it, this all adds up to a fascinating political development which is sure to impact the 2024 election on some level.
Featured image via Twitter video.
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