{"id":2295703,"date":"2024-07-15T23:33:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T03:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-rnc-solidifies-union-push-with-vance-pick-and-teamsters-speech-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-15T23:35:28","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T03:35:28","slug":"trumps-rnc-solidifies-union-push-with-vance-pick-and-teamsters-speech-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-rnc-solidifies-union-push-with-vance-pick-and-teamsters-speech-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s RNC solidifies union push with Vance pick and Teamsters speech &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Ftrumps-rnc-solidifies-union-push-with-vance-pick-and-teamsters-speech-washington-examiner%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=2295703&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>This article from\u2062 the\u2062 Washington Examiner discusses the surprise appearance of \u200dInternational Brotherhood of \u200bTeamsters President Sean O&#8217;Brien at the Republican National Convention. O&#8217;Brien made \u200dit clear that the union is not aligned with any political party and is \u2064focused on advocating for American\u200d workers. This departure from the union&#8217;s\u200c traditional support for Democrats has \u200cgained attention, especially as\u2063 O&#8217;Brien\u200d is the first \u200bTeamsters president\u2064 to speak at a Republican National Convention. The article also\u2064 highlights the potential \u200bimpact of O&#8217;Brien&#8217;s speech \u2064on the upcoming election, as the Teamsters&#8217; largely male, \u2063non-college membership has historically leaned more Republican. The article contrasts the \u2064perspectives of O&#8217;Brien, who praised Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-jeremy-peters-breitbart-style-republicans-have-the-winning-playbook\/\" title=\"Exclusive \u2014 Jeremy Peters: Breitbart-Style Republicans Have the Winning Playbook\">pro-worker message<\/a>, with those of Biden&#8217;s campaign manager, \u200cwho \u2062emphasized \u200bthe former vice\u2064 president&#8217;s support\u200b for unions. O&#8217;Brien&#8217;s appearance at the convention reflects a \u200dshift in union politics and may have implications for the election, particularly in key Rust Belt states.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump\u2019s RNC solidifies union push with Vance pick and Teamsters speech<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/haisten-willis\/\">Haisten Willis<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-15T23:18:48-04:00\">July 15, 2024 11:18 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1704026\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>International Brotherhood of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/teamsters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Teamsters\">Teamsters<\/a> President Sean O\u2019Brien made a splash Monday night with his remarks during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-national-convention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Republican National Convention\">Republican National Convention<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Given the closing speech of the convention\u2019s first day, O\u2019Brien did not endorse former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>, but thanked him for the opportunity to speak and made it known he is breaking from his union\u2019s recent history of throwing its full weight behind Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, the Teamsters are here to say that we are not beholden to anyone or any party,\u201d O\u2019Brien said. \u201cWe will create an agenda and work with a bipartisan coalition ready to accomplish something real for the American worker.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Brien later lashed out at corporate welfare, nationless elites, and \u201ceconomic terrorism,\u201d remarks that drew a decidedly less enthusiastic response. But perhaps more notable than anything he said was the simple fact that O\u2019Brien, leader of a 1.3-million member union that endorsed both Hillary Clinton and President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Joe Biden<\/a>, was speaking at the RNC at all. <\/p>\n<p>He claimed to be the first Teamsters president in the union\u2019s 121-year history to speak at a a Republican National Convention.<\/p>\n<p>Labor unions traditionally back Democrats with endorsements and millions of dollars in campaign donations. Biden launched his last campaign at a union hall in Pittsburgh and often calls himself the most pro-union president in history. The Teamsters are one of the only non-law enforcement unions that has not backed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>, a fact O\u2019Brien proudly pointed out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Teamsters are not interested in whether you have an \u2018R\u2019 or a \u2018D\u2019 beside your name,\u201d O\u2019Brien said. \u201cWe want to know one thing \u2014 what are you doing to help American workers?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sean O\u2019Brien, President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters speaks during the Republican National Convention Monday, July 15, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo\/Morry Gash)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>O\u2019Brien has also requested a speaking spot at next month\u2019s Democratic National Convention, and <em>Reuters <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/blow-biden-teamsters-consider-no-endorsement-2024-race-2024-07-15\/?utm_medium=Social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reported\">reported<\/a> earlier Monday that the Teamsters were unlikely to endorse either candidate. Nonetheless, the outlet described the news as a \u201cblow to Biden.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Teamsters, whose union members include truckers and UPS drivers, have a largely male, non-college membership that leans more Republican than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judges-approve-nyc-teacher-vaccine-mandate\/\" title=\"Judges Approve NYC Teacher Vaccine Mandate\">unions representing teachers<\/a> or service workers. The group endorsed Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, and George H.W. Bush in days gone by but has backed the Democrat in each of the last two elections.<\/p>\n<p>Dan Bowling, who teaches labor law courses at Georgia State University, said he wasn\u2019t surprised to see O\u2019Brien speak and predicted that most Teamsters members will vote for Trump.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrump does have a pro-working class message much more so than Biden,\u201d he said. \u201cI talk to working-class people a lot, I talk to labor people a lot. They are almost unanimously pro-Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bowling was surprised by some of O\u2019Brien\u2019s more traditional union talking points, saying at times he sounded \u201clike Jimmy Hoffa on a box outside a warehouse somewhere.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, his presence represents an opportunity for Republicans. Both Trump and Biden are intensely focused on winning the Rust Belt states of Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin, and any shift in blue collar voters in those states could decide the election.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of O\u2019Brien\u2019s speech, Biden campaign manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez issued a statement slamming Trump\u2019s union record. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMore than 30 of the nation\u2019s largest unions have Joe Biden\u2019s back because they know Joe Biden will always fight for working people,\u201d she said. \u201cJoe Biden knows unions built this country and the middle class. He is the most pro-union and pro-worker president ever, defending more than 1 million pensions, creating nearly 16 million jobs, fighting for workers over big greedy corporations, and is the first president to join workers on the picket line.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump, of course, argues otherwise, pointing in particular to the Biden administration\u2019s heavy electric vehicle push as a sign that the president is out of touch and pushing policies that will lead to less unionized jobs in order to build products that the working class cannot afford.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the evening, self-described lifelong Democrat Bobby Bartels spoke about Trump visiting a union work site before his days in politics, saying \u201cthis union democrat will be voting Trump.\u201d Cameras cut to attendees inside Fiserv Forum wearing hard hats while he was speaking.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s selection of Sen. J. D. Vance (R-OH), whose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-arent-sure-if-trumps-absence-will-hurt-or-help-them\/\" title=\"Democrats Aren\u2019t Sure If Trump\u2019s Absence Will Hurt Or Help Them\">working-class background<\/a> became the subject of a best-selling memoir and a Netflix film, can also be seen as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3083593\/trump-goes-big-rust-belt-choosing-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"nod to the Rust Belt\">nod to the Rust Belt<\/a> thanks to his blue collar bonafides and populist persona.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cameras cut to Vance at several points during O\u2019Brien\u2019s speech, with the Ohio senator clapping and smiling at his remarks. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen President Trump invited me to speak at this convention there was political unrest on the left and on the right,\u201d O\u2019Brien said. \u201cUnion groups demanded the president rescind his invitation, and the left called me a traitor.\u00a0This is precisely why it\u2019s so important for me to be here today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1704026\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1704026\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Republican National Convention made a bold move by having International Brotherhood of Teamsters President Sean O\u2019Brien speak, breaking from the union&#8217;s tradition of endorsing Democrats. O\u2019Brien emphasized the union&#8217;s independence and focus on bipartisan efforts to benefit American workers. Despite not endorsing Trump, O\u2019Brien&#8217;s presence at the RNC was significant, as the Teamsters have historically supported Democratic candidates. O\u2019Brien&#8217;s speech highlighted the union&#8217;s priorities and willingness to work with both parties. The Teamsters, known for their largely Republican-leaning membership, have not endorsed Trump in the past two elections. O\u2019Brien&#8217;s appearance at the RNC could potentially sway blue-collar voters in key Rust Belt states. Biden&#8217;s campaign manager criticized Trump&#8217;s union record, while Trump highlighted Biden&#8217;s policies that may impact unionized jobs. The selection of Sen. J.D. Vance, with his working-class background, also appealed to Rust Belt voters. O\u2019Brien&#8217;s speech at the RNC was met with mixed reactions, but his presence symbolized a shift in union support towards the Republican party<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2635,"featured_media":2295704,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/sean-obrien-RNC.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6915,3634,35166],"class_list":["post-2295703","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-rnc","tag-trump","tag-union-push"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/sean-obrien-RNC.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2295703","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2635"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2295703"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2295703\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2295704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2295703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2295703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2295703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}