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‘We Are Ecstatic’: Union Boss Who Backed Harris Says He’s Thrilled With One Major Trump Policy
Daily Caller ^ | March 27, 2025 | Harold Hutchison

Posted on 03/27/2025 9:35:02 PM PDT by Red Badger

In a video posted to social media Thursday, United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain praised President Donald Trump after Trump announced tariffs on imported automobiles and auto parts.

Citing “national security concerns,” Trump imposed the 25% tariff Wednesday, which covers imported cars, SUVs, crossovers, minivans and light trucks, in addition to parts that include engines and transmissions. Fain said Trump’s policy would address “unfair” laws regarding trade.

“We are ecstatic to see an administration finally address the unfair trade laws in this country,” Fain said. “These laws have destroyed the American working class. They’ve destroyed communities in this country, in virtually every state, for decades.”

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Leaders of the United Auto Workers backed then-Vice President Kamala Harris for president last year, with Fain labeling Trump a “scab” during the Democratic National Convention. Many rank-and-file members of the union, though, backed Trump.

“I’ve watched this region go from the arsenal of democracy. Now, we’re happy if we can get a sports stadium or we‘re going to sell weed or fireworks or whatever. It‘s absolutely pathetic what we have sunk to now and our politicians just… they’re good with it. He [Trump] isn’t, so that’s the difference,” autoworker Chris Vitale told CNN reporter John King in June 2024, before then-President Joe Biden dropped his reelection bid.

The International Association of Fire Fighters, which endorsed Biden in the 2020 campaign, announced Oct. 3 it would not endorse a presidential candidate in the 2024 election, slightly over two weeks after the International Brotherhood of Teamsters said they would not endorse either Trump or Harris.

Trump received overwhelming support in electronic and phone surveys of the rank-and-file members of the Teamsters in 2024.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; History; Travel
KEYWORDS: commerce; tariffs; teamsters; trade; uaw; unions; unitedautoworkers

1 posted on 03/27/2025 9:35:02 PM PDT by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger

Union leaders are ecstatic with Trump…until it’s time for the midterms.


2 posted on 03/27/2025 9:58:35 PM PDT by Tell It Right (1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: Red Badger

Non-union career machinist/toolmaker/cnc/cad/cam/cae here in N. Alabama and fully support PDJT and Co. 9/10 of the crew here is also pro PDJT. Baby!


3 posted on 03/27/2025 10:03:42 PM PDT by know.your.why
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To: know.your.why

Huntsville?.................


4 posted on 03/27/2025 10:04:26 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Tell It Right

Public union leaders are about to go ballistic now.


5 posted on 03/27/2025 10:21:42 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (PDJT doesn’t just walk through the Valley of the Shadow of Death. He swaggers.)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...

6 posted on 03/27/2025 11:25:02 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: Tell It Right

Despite Union leadership being married to the Democrat party, I have little doubt that most of the rank-and-file auto workers supported Trump (cf. his sweep of the rust-belt swing states).


7 posted on 03/28/2025 12:40:19 AM PDT by irishjuggler
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To: irishjuggler

Then they need to change the leadership or decertify the union.


8 posted on 03/28/2025 12:54:49 AM PDT by Fai Mao (All Democrats need to go to prison.)
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To: Red Badger

Ford and GM are going to be hurt as well.


9 posted on 03/28/2025 4:04:29 AM PDT by erlayman (E )
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To: erlayman

Used car prices are going to skyrocket. I need a beater hardbody or a CJ.


10 posted on 03/28/2025 4:24:38 AM PDT by Clutch Martin ("The dawn cracks hard like a bull whip and it ain't taking no lip from the night before" Tom Waits)
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To: Red Badger

Yessir.


11 posted on 03/28/2025 3:04:20 PM PDT by know.your.why
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To: know.your.why

Been there done that!.....


12 posted on 03/28/2025 4:28:09 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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