Credit: Face the Nation<\/p>\n
During an interview on CBS\u2019s \u201cFace the Nation,\u201d Sean O\u2019Brien, the President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters\u2014a powerhouse among U.S. labor unions\u2014expressed growing dissatisfaction among his members towards Kamala Harris and the Democratic National Committee (DNC).<\/p>\n
This discontent stems from the DNC\u2019s refusal to allow him to speak at their convention.<\/p>\n
During the interview, O\u2019Brien highlighted that many of his 1.3 million members\u2014who are evenly split between Republicans and Democrats\u2014are feeling sidelined by the Democrat leadership.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy rank and file members, who have been lifelong Democrats, are not happy about it,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n
O\u2019Brien pointed out that while other major unions have endorsed Harris and her running mate Tim Walz, the Teamsters are still deliberating their endorsement.<\/p>\n
He underscored that this decision would be driven by the needs and sentiments of their members rather than party loyalty.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want the opportunity to sit down with Vice President Harris\u2026 until we have that meeting, we will wait to make that determination,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
O\u2019Brien revealed that the Republican National Convention welcomed his participation without attempting to censor his message.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe asked both conventions\u2026 and the Republican National Convention immediately responded to us. Didn\u2019t try and edit any of our messages. And I was hopeful that the Democrats would do the same, but they didn\u2019t,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
This openness from Republicans may lead to a reconsideration of traditional voting patterns among union members.<\/p>\n
O\u2019Brien\u2019s willingness to address the Republican convention has raised eyebrows within labor circles. While he clarified that his appearance was not an endorsement of Donald Trump or any Republican candidate, it signals a potential shift in allegiance among union members who feel unrepresented by the Democrats.<\/p>\n
Below is the partial transcript of the interview:<\/p>\n
Nancy Cordes:<\/strong> You know, you shared that message at the Republican Convention, a move that some members of Teamsters leadership did- did not approve of. They were pretty vocal about that. It appears that it also cost you a speaking slot at the Democratic Convention. Did the Democrats ever tell you why they didn\u2019t give you a chance to speak?<\/p>\n Sean O\u2019Brien: No, they didn\u2019t. And look, I\u2019m going to say this, whatever the critics out there, and they\u2019re very few, in the leadership. Whenever I get an opportunity to highlight the American worker, especially the Teamster worker, I\u2019m going to take any and all venue.<\/p>\n We asked both conventions, respectively, at the same time, and the Republican National Convention immediately responded to us. Didn\u2019t try and edit any of our messages, and I was hopeful that the Democrats would do the same, but they didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n I\u2019m not upset about it, but I can tell you this, my rank and file members, who have been lifelong Democrats, are not happy about it.<\/p>\n Nancy Cordes:<\/strong> I know there were some members of the union who spoke, but that\u2019s not the same as having the leader of the organization speak. Very quickly, did you choose to speak at the Republican Convention, which is a pretty unusual move for a union leader, because you feel that Trump has been more pro labor than past Republican nominees?<\/p>\n Sean O\u2019Brien: No, not at all. I spoke there because it was the ability to highlight how important we are. It was the ability to call out the people, the corporate elitist who forget who built this country, the American workers.<\/p>\n You know, people like to, you know, have their own opinions on why we were there, but I was there to talk about the American workers. It wasn\u2019t an endorsement for any and all Republicans. It was strictly a message about how important and how valuable we are, and to let the people know that fight us every day, that we\u2019re not going away.<\/p>\n WATCH:<\/p>\n BREAKING: The President of Teamsters, one of the biggest labor unions in the country, just said many of his members who are lifelong Democrats are not happy that Kamala Harris and the DNC REFUSED to let him speak at their convention<\/p>\n This could lead to them endorsing Trump<\/p>\n He\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/9WOnnjolLT<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 George (@BehizyTweets) September 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n\n The post President of Teamsters Union, One of the Largest Unions, Says Lifelong Democrat Members Are Unhappy with Kamala \u2014 DNC Refuses to Let Him Speak at Convention<\/a> appeared first on The Gateway Pundit<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Credit: Face the Nation During an interview on CBS\u2019s \u201cFace the Nation,\u201d Sean O\u2019Brien, the President of the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n