{"id":2230073,"date":"2024-04-25T13:34:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T17:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-construction-workers-and-union-members-go-wild-when-trump-makes-unexpected-visit-en-route-to-courthouse\/"},"modified":"2024-04-25T13:36:08","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T17:36:08","slug":"nyc-construction-workers-and-union-members-go-wild-when-trump-makes-unexpected-visit-en-route-to-courthouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-construction-workers-and-union-members-go-wild-when-trump-makes-unexpected-visit-en-route-to-courthouse\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction workers and union members in NYC excited by Trump&#8217;s surprise visit on the way to courthouse"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnyc-construction-workers-and-union-members-go-wild-when-trump-makes-unexpected-visit-en-route-to-courthouse%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2230073&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Joe Biden received a crucial endorsement from North \u2063America&#8217;s Building Trades Unions, a 3 million-member\u200c organization. During the endorsement event in Washington, Biden criticized \u2062former President Donald Trump for his stance \u200don union workers. Trump, on the other hand, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-want-our-kids-to-be-kids-desantis-marks-end-of-legislative-session-as-year-of-the-parent\/\" title=\"\u2018We Want Our Kids To Be Kids\u2019: DeSantis Marks End Of Legislative Session As \u2018Year Of The Parent\u2019\">garnered strong support<\/a> from construction and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/legend-mike-rowe-reacts-to-critic-who-has-lost-all-respect-for-prageru-collab\/\" title=\"\u2018Legend\u2019: Mike Rowe Reacts To Critic Who Has \u2018Lost All Respect\u2019 For PragerU Collab\">blue-collar workers<\/a> in NYC\u2064 during a surprise visit \u200den route to court. \u2064The union&#8217;s influence on members&#8217; voting decisions and the shifting \u2062sentiments towards political loyalties were highlighted. Trump&#8217;s intentions to compete in\u200c deep-blue New York underscored the changing dynamics leading up to the upcoming election.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/remmanuel\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/remmanuel\/%20\"><span>Rachel M. Emmanuel<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   April 25, 2024 at 9:29am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>On Wednesday, President Joe Biden received a major endorsement from the 3 million-member North America\u2019s\u00a0Building Trades Unions.<\/p>\n<p>During his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/speeches-remarks\/2024\/04\/24\/remarks-by-president-biden-at-the-north-americas-building-trades-unions-national-legislative-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">remarks<\/a> on receiving the NABTU endorsement in Washington, the president derided former President Donald Trump, claiming he \u201clooks down on American union workers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThink about the guys you grew up with who you\u2019d like to get into a corner and just give them a straight left,\u201d Biden said.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hvdHRD1lGdU?si=FSDvH7NOqttTA2rM&#038;start=1405\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, however, Trump responded to the union\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dwayne-rock-johnson-delivers-bad-news-biden-says-answer-no-2024-endorsement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">endorsement<\/a> without saying\u00a0a word\u00a0about Biden.<\/p>\n<p>The presumptive Republican presidential nominee made a surprise visit to construction workers and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-throws-hard-hat-photo-op-blue-collar-workers-problem-becomes-immediately-clear\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blue-collar workers<\/a> in New York \u2014 and the support for him was palpable.<\/p>\n<p>Shouts of \u201cWe want Trump!\u201d and \u201cUSA\u201d filled the air when Trump showed up at the Manhattan construction site on the way to the courthouse for his \u201chush money\u201d trial, the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/04\/25\/us-news\/donald-trump-meets-with-construction-workers-before-hush-money-trial-in-manhattan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Union Workers chanting \u201cWe Want Trump\u201d and \u201cUSA\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y7lGeIlvIT\">pic.twitter.com\/y7lGeIlvIT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/1783455517567758655?\">April 25, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">GOOD MORNING FROM NEW YORK!<\/p>\n<p>Union workers chant \u201cUSA\u201d as President Trump visits their construction site \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KjcZ9UzvX3\">pic.twitter.com\/KjcZ9UzvX3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Karoline Leavitt (@kleavittnh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kleavittnh\/status\/1783445337492935022?\">April 25, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">President Trump takes questions from press in New York City, answers DROWNED OUT by enthusiastic cheers from union crowd <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gFWMCk31yE\">pic.twitter.com\/gFWMCk31yE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RSBN \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@RSBNetwork) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RSBNetwork\/status\/1783444835912815054?\">April 25, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As the footage aired on Fox News, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6351738198112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox &#038; Friends<\/a>\u201d\u00a0host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/lie-rand-paul-clashes-fox-news-host-brian-kilmeade-heated-battle-tiktok-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brian Kilmeade<\/a> asked, \u201cCould <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nbc-poll-shows-gop-becoming-party-of-blue-collar-workers\/\" title=\"NBC Poll Shows GOP Becoming Party Of Blue-Collar Workers\">blue-collar voters<\/a> be the key to turning New York red even if union heads are voting for Democrats?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bob Bartels, the business manager of Steamfitters Local 638 in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-not-single-skyscraper-tumbled-earthquake-rocked-new-york-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York<\/a> and Long Island and, until now, a lifelong Democrat, seemed to think the answer to that question is \u201cyes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Bartels, a poll he put out of the 9,000 members in his union, Trump is leading Biden by a ratio of 3-to-1.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are very tired of the situation with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/woman-charged-1000-subway-sandwich-leaving-without-money-groceries-refund-yet-made\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">groceries<\/a>, inflation, gas prices, illegal immigration, crime,\u201d Bartels said. \u201cWe are living it every day in New York City.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">UNION WORKERS FOR TRUMP! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iYf0oIpEif\">pic.twitter.com\/iYf0oIpEif<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpWarRoom\/status\/1783460975925932364?\">April 25, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>When asked by Kilmeade if there was pressure from union heads to vote a certain way, Bartels responded that he was \u201cprobably going to get a lot of phone calls after this interview.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut like I\u2019ve told other people, I don\u2019t work for my international union, I work for my members,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI see a wave coming,\u201d Bartels added. \u201cNobody that I speak to likes what\u2019s going on in America right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Will Trump win in November?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI want to see what\u2019s done for America. I want what\u2019s right for America. I want what\u2019s right for the citizens. And my members want that also,\u201d the manager of the<a href=\"https:\/\/steamfitters638.org\/history.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> 139-year-old local union<\/a> continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are very agitated, they are living week to week, some of them are not affording their bills, and things need to change,\u201d he said, adding that his members had basically told him, \u201cListen, we want to vote for this guy [Trump].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will do whatever my members want me to,\u201d Bartels said.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to reporters at the construction site, Trump said he was \u201cgoing to make a play for New York.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">JUST IN: Donald Trump announces he is going to try to win the state of New York during a visit with Union workers at a construction site in Manhattan.<\/p>\n<p>The workers could be heard saying \u201cWe Love Trump\u201d as he made the announcement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re very close in New York. I understand\u2026\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5hqItz5JyH\">pic.twitter.com\/5hqItz5JyH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/1783481406800429351?\">April 25, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Union endorsements and organizational efforts play a powerful role in shaping how members vote.<\/p>\n<p>As Trump said during his visit with the union workers, \u201cNormally, a Democrat will win New York.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A recent <a href=\"https:\/\/scri.siena.edu\/2024\/04\/22\/nyers-say-trump-manhattan-trial-is-legitimate-54-30-including-more-than-3-4-of-dems-and-plurality-of-inds-2-3-of-reps-call-it-witch-hunt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Siena College Poll<\/a> showed Biden with a 10-point lead over the former president in the deep-blue state.<\/p>\n<p>However, as Bartels pointed out, people are tired, agitated and worried about putting food on the table, and when that happens, party and even union loyalties tend to take a back seat.<\/p>\n<p>It might be a longshot, but Trump is willing to make the play in New York.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We who work here at The Western Journal have fought for years against Big Tech and the elites who want to shut us down and then shut America down. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Make no mistake \u2014 nothing will be the same after November 2024. 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Please don\u2019t let the America-hating left win. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Stand with us today<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-45763\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/remmanuel\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-45763\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-45763\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45763\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45763\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Rachel Emmanuel has served as the director of content on a Republican congressional campaign and writes content for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-rep-anna-paulina-luna-scolds-dems-waving-ukrainian-flags-after-vote-put-those-damn-flags-away\/\" title=\"Video: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Criticizes Democrats Waving Ukrainian Flags - 'Remove Those Flags!\">popular conservative book franchise<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Rachel M. Emmanuel has served as the Director of Content on a Republican Congressional campaign and writes for a popular Conservative book franchise. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a significant development, President Joe Biden secured a crucial endorsement from North America&#8217;s Building Trades Unions, comprising 3 million members. During his acceptance speech in Washington, Biden criticized ex-President Donald Trump for his alleged disregard towards American union workers. 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