President Donald Trump lambasted union leaders on Monday hours after former Vice President Joe Biden received the endorsement of a major firefighters’ labor group.
“I’ll never get the support of Dues Crazy union leadership, those people who rip-off their membership with ridiculously high dues, medical and other expenses while being paid a fortune. But the members love Trump,” Trump wrote on Twitter.
Trump, who has long claimed support of rank-and-file union members, added that “they look at our record economy, tax & reg cuts, military etc.” and see a “WIN!”
His latest attack came hours after the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) announced it would endorse Biden’s 2020 Democratic presidential bid after staying out of the 2016 election, declining to endorse Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton or Trump.
People close to Trump believe Biden could be the president’s most formidable general-election opponent, since he could earn support from white, working-class voters in states Trump won in 2016, including Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin.
Here’s Trump’s tweet:
I’ll never get the support of Dues Crazy union leadership, those people who rip-off their membership with ridiculously high dues, medical and other expenses while being paid a fortune. But the members love Trump. They look at our record economy, tax & reg cuts, military etc. WIN!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 29, 2019
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