{"id":2343484,"date":"2024-09-19T15:29:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T19:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teamsters-president-says-aoc-should-focus-on-her-job-in-response-to-no-endorsement-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-19T15:30:54","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T19:30:54","slug":"teamsters-president-says-aoc-should-focus-on-her-job-in-response-to-no-endorsement-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teamsters-president-says-aoc-should-focus-on-her-job-in-response-to-no-endorsement-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Teamsters president says AOC should \u2018focus on her job\u2019 in response to no endorsement &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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%2Fteamsters-president-says-aoc-should-focus-on-her-job-in-response-to-no-endorsement-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=2343484&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>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thomas-massie-blasts-2024-presidential-hopeful-as-a-brunette-liz-cheney\/\" title=\"Massie slams 2024 hopeful as &#039;Cheney-like brunette\">recent\u200b exchange<\/a>, Teamsters President Sean O\u2019Brien responded to Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez&#8217;s criticism regarding the Teamsters&#8217; decision not to endorse Vice\u200d President Kamala Harris. \u200dOcasio-Cortez suggested that the Teamsters rely on the Democratic Party during negotiations, while O&#8217;Brien countered that the Biden administration had previously\u2064 sought Teamster input to prevent \u200drail strikes. He emphasized the divide among Teamster members regarding party loyalty, urging Ocasio-Cortez to focus on issues \u200bin her district, which leans Republican. Ocasio-Cortez later shared a letter from Teamsters Local Union 202 endorsing Harris to clarify the\u2063 local union&#8217;s stance. The\u2064 International Brotherhood of Teamsters announced that it would\u200b not endorse \u2064any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">presidential candidate<\/a>, citing that neither Harris nor former President Donald Trump met their needs. \u200bO\u2019Brien noted that most\u200c of the Teamsters&#8217; members favored Trump over Harris in polling.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/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\"><\/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\/\"><\/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\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Teamsters president says AOC should &lsquo;focus on her job&rsquo; in response to no endorsement<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1763999\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/teamsters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Teamsters<\/a> President Sean O&rsquo;Brien rebuked Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez<\/a> (D-NY) over her criticism for the Teamsters not endorsing Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a>,&nbsp;arguing she has her own problems to deal with.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Ocasio-Cortez claimed that the Teamsters and O&rsquo;Brien would call on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democratic Party<\/a> for help when they needed help &ldquo;at the negotiating table.&rdquo; O&rsquo;Brien, however, argued otherwise, stating President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a>, &ldquo;along with the former secretary of labor,&rdquo; had been the ones calling the Teamsters to settle negotiations to prevent potential rail strikes.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Now she has to remember that there is a clear divide, especially in Teamster members, between the Democrats and the Republicans,&rdquo; O&rsquo;Brien said on CNN&rsquo;s <em>Inside Politics With Dana Bash<\/em>. &ldquo;And instead of trying to pick a fight with labor leaders who listen to their members and embrace their members&rsquo;s opinions, she should maybe get into her district where it voted far Republican, far-right Republican, and maybe find out what the problem is.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2604274&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=34375bd6a6127bae2de36745ee423011\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>O&rsquo;Brien added that when he has any problems on a worksite between members, he chooses to address the issue at hand. As such, he suggested the New York congresswoman &ldquo;may want to focus on her job instead of mine.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>On X, Ocasio-Cortez sought to &ldquo;set the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dont-talk-to-me-that-way-dont-ever-talk-to-the-president-that-way-president-trump-slaps-down-media-hack-sets-the-record-straight-on-sham-election-video\/\" title=\"No Respect...&quot;Don&#039;t Talk to Me That Way - DON&#039;T EVER Talk to the President That Way!&quot; - President Trump SLAPS DOWN Media Hack - Sets the Record Straight on Sham Election (VIDEO)\">record straight<\/a>&rdquo; and posted a letter from the Teamsters Local Union 202 endorsing the Harris campaign, claiming that it showed the Teamsters in her district support Harris.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The NY-14 Teamsters mentioned here have actually voted overwhelmingly to endorse Harris-Walz.<\/p>\n<p>Just as Teamsters in Michigan, Nevada, and Pennsylvania have, too.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s a big thing to be wrong about.<\/p>\n<p>So let&rsquo;s set the record straight: Teamsters Local 202 are all in for Harris.&#128170;&#127997;&#128153; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZYizRdGwIL\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZYizRdGwIL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UBaoPyUrNm\">pic.twitter.com\/UBaoPyUrNm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC\/status\/1836816083858116716?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The International Brotherhood of Teamsters announced on Wednesday that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3155618\/teamsters-withholds-endorsement-kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>it would not offer a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/these-are-the-most-important-races-to-watch-in-2022\/\" title=\"These Are The Most Important Races To Watch In 2022\">presidential endorsement<\/a><\/a>, as neither Harris nor former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> could satisfy their needs to warrant an endorsement. When asked about a hypothetical scenario of the Teamsters endorsing Biden if he were still seeking reelection, O&rsquo;Brien argued that Biden was &ldquo;the most pro-union president&rdquo; but that the president was not polling well with his members.<\/p>\n<p>Polling data released by the Teamsters found that a large majority of its members support Trump over Harris, with one electronic member poll giving him a lead of over 15%. Prior to Biden bowing out, a poll showed that Biden was favored over Trump by about 8%.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">TEAMSTERS RELEASE PRESIDENTIAL ENDORSEMENT POLLING DATA<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For the past year, the Teamsters Union has pledged to conduct the most inclusive, democratic, and transparent Presidential endorsement process in the history of our 121-year-old organization&mdash;and today we are delivering on&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CnFNN9uosx\">pic.twitter.com\/CnFNN9uosx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Teamsters (@Teamsters) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Teamsters\/status\/1836463348269092918?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 18, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Teamsters&rsquo;s previous history of endorsements include endorsing Presidents Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, and George H. W. Bush before sitting out the 1996 election. The group has supported candidates Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden in more recent years.<\/p>\n<p>O&rsquo;Brien <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3084127\/trumps-rnc-solidifies-union-push-vance-pick-teamsters-speech\/\">spoke<\/a> at the Republican National Convention in July but was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3126941\/teamsters-president-says-dnc-shunned-him-speaking-rnc\/\">snubbed<\/a> when he tried to do the same at the Democratic National Convention the next month.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <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_1763999\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1763999\"}});<\/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\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teamsters President Sean O\u2019Brien responded to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez&#8217;s (D-NY) criticism regarding the Teamsters&#8217; decision not to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris, suggesting that she should concentrate on her own responsibilities. Ocasio-Cortez had asserted that the Teamsters and O\u2019Brien would seek assistance from the Democratic Party when it came to negotiations. However, O\u2019Brien countered this by stating that it was President Joe Biden and a former labor secretary who reached out to the Teamsters for help in resolving negotiations aimed at averting potential rail strikes. <\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Brien emphasized on CNN\u2019s Inside Politics With Dana Bash that there is a significant divide among Teamster members between Democrats and Republicans. He advised Ocasio-Cortez to engage with her constituents, many of whom lean Republican, rather than confront labor leaders who prioritize their members&#8217; views. He suggested she might want to focus more on her own job instead of his.<\/p>\n<p>In response, Ocasio-Cortez took to X (formerly Twitter) to clarify her position by sharing a letter from Teamsters Local Union 202 endorsing Harris&#8217;s campaign, indicating support for Harris within her district. She pointed out that other local unions across states like Michigan, Nevada, and Pennsylvania have also endorsed Harris.<\/p>\n<p>The International Brotherhood of Teamsters announced they would not endorse any presidential candidate because neither Kamala Harris nor former President Donald Trump met their criteria for endorsement. When asked if they would consider endorsing Biden if he were running again, O&#8217;Brien acknowledged Biden as &#8220;the most pro-union president&#8221; but noted he wasn&#8217;t performing well in polls among union members\u2014many of whom favored Trump over Harris according to recent polling data released by the Teamsters.<\/p>\n<p>Historically, the Teamsters have endorsed various presidents including Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan but opted out of endorsements in 1996 while supporting candidates like Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden in more recent elections<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2343485,"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\/09\/TeamstersAOC.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[8334,13348,19459],"class_list":["post-2343484","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-aoc","tag-endorsement","tag-teamsters"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/TeamstersAOC.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2343484","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2343484"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2343484\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2343485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2343484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2343484"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2343484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}