Following the UAW's official endorsement of Joe Biden over Donald Trump last week, President Biden is set to meet with UAW members in Michigan. Concurrently, former President Trump has been actively engaging with labor unions, including speaking to reporters after a roundtable with the Teamsters executive board at their headquarters in Washington, D.C., and a meeting with Teamsters President Sean O’Brien. Trump's engagement, which included a press conference following the Teamsters meeting, is part of his campaign's push for endorsements and support among blue-collar workers, with a focus on his pro-worker agenda and economic nationalism. Notably, Trump’s Teamsters meeting also highlighted divisions over immigration policy. These union engagements by both political figures underscore the significance of labor support in battleground states.
Trump Meets with Teamsters in Fight with Biden over Union Support https://t.co/B0zK8NnaiT
.@realDonaldTrump attends a @Teamsters rank-and-file Presidential Roundtable at the Teamsters Headquarters in Washington, D.C. 🧵📸⤵️ https://t.co/96z58SRGJ0
Will be meeting with the Teamsters in D.C. today. So many of their Members vote for me. Should be very interesting! Donald Trump Truth Social 08:13 PM EST 1/31/24 https://t.co/Wz1yipfABm
“Since he first ran for president…Trump has increased support among blue-collar workers and is again telling them this year that he, and not Biden, will improve their lives economically.” Trump meets with Teamsters in fight with Biden over union support https://t.co/Ejd7EMztTT
President Trump Gives Press Conference Following Meeting with Teamsters Union in Washington DC https://t.co/8WrmMHMSXS
Republican front-runner Donald Trump took a rare step into less adoring political territory, attending a meeting with the Teamsters union as his campaign hopes expanding support with workers will boost him in key battlegrounds such as Mich. and Pa. https://t.co/wulp93w7Ds
Trump’s Teamsters meeting lays bare division over immigration https://t.co/JtszjYRGzy
Trump huddles with Sean O’Brien, Teamsters, courts endorsement with his pro-worker agenda https://t.co/77NayhgdHO https://t.co/GTjxWyAH7g
President Trump Engages with The Teamsters on Economic Nationalism https://t.co/23avi89iC3 https://t.co/Uqh9FFHe9H
Former President Trump speaks to reporters after meeting with Teamsters President Sean O’Brien (@TeamsterSOB) – LIVE online here: https://t.co/Q0KmplpTJG
.@realDonaldTrump participates in a roundtable with Brotherhood of Teamsters executive board at the Teamsters Headquarters in Washington. https://t.co/orH4L55UJm
President Biden will travel to Michigan on Thursday to meet with UAW members, per campaign official. Comes days after UAW officially endorsed Biden over Donald Trump last week.
The powerful automakers union just endorsed Biden. Trump doesn't like it. Here's where the two really stand, head to head, on auto manufacturing, EVs and China. https://t.co/XlVufXKoiB via @GlennKesslerWP