Trump Attacks Union Leader On Labor Day

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo/AP



By Associated Press

September 3, 2018 9:31 am

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump started his Labor Day with an attack on a top union leader, lashing out after criticism from AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka.

Trump tweeted Monday that Trumka “represented his union poorly on television this weekend.” He added: “it is easy to see why unions are doing so poorly. A Dem!”

The president’s attack came after Trumka appeared on “Fox News Sunday” over the weekend where he said efforts to overhaul the North American Free Trade Agreement should include Canada. Trumka, whose organization is an umbrella group for most unions, said the economies of the United States, Canada and Mexico are “integrated” and “it’s pretty hard to see how that would work without having Canada in the deal.”

Trump said Saturday on Twitter that there was “no political necessity” to keep Canada in NAFTA. But it’s questionable whether Trump can unilaterally exclude Canada from a deal to replace the three-nation NAFTA agreement, without the approval of Congress. Any such move would likely face lengthy legal and congressional challenges.



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[dalton99a]

1. Piece of shit never worked a day in his life

[Ohiogal]

2. We have an ignorant, ham-handed bully

Setting our trade policies. "Brilliant businessman" my ass!

[Achilleaze]

3. "What other Americans can I piss on?" - Dirty Donny* (R)

"Let's see, I've pissed on veterans, POWs, Gold Star Families, democrats, Blacks, Mexicans, Asians, working people, gawd-dammit, just about everybody, except for republican fatcat billionaires. Hmmm, who else can I piss on?" - Dirty Donny* (R)

* aka republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief

[negoldie]

13. Fat Cat Billionaires

and Putin.

[INdemo]

4. First Trump sucked up to the unions and now he is trying to

dehumanize AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka.

If we don't have a flip in the House and hopefully in the Senate the Fascists will try and slam thru a National Right to Work law like several Midwest states have done already and they now realize there are no rights in the RTW laws.

[groundloop]

10. Right to Work For Less Laws

You have the right to work for less wages, less benefits, less worker rights, less vacation, less sick leave.... less less less. (Of course that's all so that the top 1% can have more).

These damned laws are yet another example of slick Orwellian labeling, make it sound like it's good for workers while actually screwing them.

And of course, leave it to Spanky to attack unions on Labor Day.

[mountain grammy]

5. Of course, because he said something good yesterday

so today he must bactrack. Lying piece of shit, that's trump.

[bluestarone]

6. What a fucking DISGRACE to humanity!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

EVERY DAY i hate him more!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[turbinetree]

7. His "entire" criminal enterprise should be "Annulled" since he is a illegitimate president

that has been accused to have broken the law prior to October 2016...............when his "fixer" implicated this jerk in a crime in sworn testimony from which he plead "guilty........................hurry up Aventti, September 10, 2018 cannot get here fast enough for this disposition...............every judge, and cabinet person should be removed.....................

[TheCowsCameHome]

8. Ok, Richard Trumka, what is your response?

I want to hear it LOUD and CLEAR. No more playing nice with this Asshole.

[maxrandb]

12. The mistake was playing nice in the first place

[TheCowsCameHome]

16. Indeed. It's like cozying up with a cobra.

You're gonna get yourself bitten sooner or later.

[duforsure]

9. He loves attacking others to then try and hurt them

When they respond. A pattern putin uses. He tries to con them, then after screwing them over , or they refuse he goes after ways to abuse his power to hurt them , or bow down to him , and pay him his dues in one form or another . Typical mob style . He has done this to Canada, and other countries who refused to be shaken down by him and his minions demanding polocies HE wants them to do, or claim protection for payments. Its all about payoffs and bribes, or else.

[Racerdog1]

11. Any union member who supports this ass wipe,

deserves whatever comes their way. This fascist piece of shit is ANTI UNION and ANTI LABOR to the max.

[Stuart G]

14. Even for one day, just one day..Trump cannot shut up...

Trump could have waited a day..after all...today is "Labor Day" in honor of working people.

Could Trump wait just one day to attack Richard Trumka ,,, “represented his union poorly on television this weekend.” He added: “it is easy to see why unions are doing so poorly. A Dem!”

How about waiting one day, asshole, just one day,
..............................................oh, Mr. Trump you cannot wait just one day to attack...
..............................................oh, What is the problem, Mr. Trump?........................
.....................oh. That is right, You are the sickest piece of shit ever to hold elected office in the U.S.A.
..............................................(of course, my apologies to shit and manure lovers everywhere.)

[Sherman A1]

15. What a

"Charmer"

[riversedge]

17. grrrrrr..lll

[WhiskeyGrinder]

18. "Represented his union" lolllllllll