Trump makes inroads with the working class

 Town Hall:

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A top labor union leader breathlessly praised President-elect Donald Trump for proving him wrong and showing that a Republican can champion the working class. 

Dennis Daggett, the executive vice president of the International Longshoreman’s Association — the union that shut down ports with a strike earlier this year — said his recent meeting with Trump was “an experience I never imagined in my wildest dreams.” 

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Following that meeting, Trump took on one of their top grievances — automation.

“I’ve studied automation, and know just about everything there is to know about it,” Trump wrote on Truth Social after the meeting. 

“The amount of money saved is nowhere near the distress, hurt, and harm it causes for American Workers, in this case, our Longshoremen. Foreign companies have made a fortune in the U.S. by giving them access to our markets.” 

In October, ILA went on strike for about three days before reaching a temporary deal that extended contracts until Jan. 15, buying time for more negotiations. 

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 There’s a reason why 60 percent of Teamsters members backed Trump, which led to the weak sauce announcement that the major union wouldn’t endorse any candidate this year. Still, Trump and the GOP will likely continue to be viewed as America’s champion among the working class as Democrats continue to mock, denigrate, and dismiss these voters who happen to number in the tens of millions. It’s political idiocy, as there are not enough college-educated snobs to win national elections.

Trump has increased his support in several sectors including unions.  That is pretty remarkable since organized labor has been a supporter of the Democrats in the past.   Trump will take office on January 20, 2024, with the broadest support of any president in decades.

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