Trump Is No Longer Even Pretending to Champion the Working Class

The New York Times ^ | Aug. 16, 2024, 5:04 a.m. ET | Michelle Goldberg

[E. Pluribus Unum]

The most consequential moment from Donald Trump’s glitchy interview with Elon Musk on Monday came during a discussion of government cost-cutting. “Well, you, you’re the greatest cutter,” Trump told Musk, before launching, apropos of nothing, into a reverie about how Musk dominates his employees. “They go on strike,” said Trump. “I won’t mention the name of the company, but they go on strike and you say, ‘That’s OK. You’re all gone. You’re all gone. So every one of you is gone,’ and you are the greatest.”

Trump’s sympathy with plutocrats over unions is not a surprise, given both his record in office and his desperate desire for the approval and admiration of other billionaires. Though the ex-president made successful electoral appeals to the working class — particularly the white working class — his record on labor was that of a standard conservative Republican.

He appointed union busters to the National Labor Relations Board, the federal agency that enforces labor law. His Department of Labor reversed the “persuader” rule, which had forced transparency on companies waging anti-union propaganda campaigns. His Supreme Court appointees dealt a severe blow to public sector unions in the Janus decision, an outcome Trump celebrated. His signature policy accomplishment was a tax cut that disproportionately benefited the rich.

[John S Mosby]

Right— Trump is not interested in protecting expanding UNION jobs on the many dormant/stopped oil fields in the US. Oil fields in PA, OK, SD, ND, Montana, Wyoming and oh yes— Alaska the biggest of them all.

NY Times missed all of these- crucial to the survival of our country, and ALL of its workers, Union and all else.

Nitpicking small time turd rollers— rabbit turd rollers at the NY Slimes. All the news that they want to fit.

[Brian Griffin]

Don’t bite the hand of the industrialist that pays the best wages in town.

[Steely Tom]

The most consequential moment from Donald Trump’s glitchy interview...

Did he try to shake hands with empty space?

Did he suddenly walk off, talking to himself?

Did he start spouting incomprehensible word salad?

Did he grin and laugh at completely inappropriate moments?

[Brian Griffin]

People who can’t be pleased are unpleasant people.

If you are unpleasant, expect to be shunned.

[Bob434]

NYT no longer even pretending to be a legit news source

[John S Mosby]

NY Times in Honor of Walter Duranty- whom you HAVE still not removed a Pulitzer award from— Duranty, Stalin’s Agent in Moscow. Frauds since before 1917, and still are today- Ole Little Pinch Sulzberger- German Socialist.

Here’s your Anthem-oh, and it’s in ENGLISH 1944 Translation (m’fers do YOU SPEAK IT?) sung by YOUR HERO Paul Robeson (Card Carrying US Communist-— you know another word for “Neighborliness”).

from “che” logo Misha on You Tub:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7pbnTI1_LM

[Bob434]

woops- i posted too late

[John S Mosby]

Hitler being a Socialist a MAJOR Leftist Totalitarian== the NEVER have gotten this- intentionally since they are FURTHER LEFT and Communist, IOW.

[Brian Griffin]

“Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 31, No. 16-1466, 585 U.S. ___ (2018), abbreviated Janus v. AFSCME, is a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court on US labor law, concerning the power of labor unions to collect fees from non-union members. Under the Taft–Hartley Act of 1947, which applies to the private sector, union security agreements can be allowed by state law. The Supreme Court ruled that such union fees in the public sector violate the First Amendment right to free speech, overruling the 1977 decision in Abood v. Detroit Board of Education that had previously allowed such fees.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janus_v._AFSCME

[mass55th]

"Is that a technical term?""

They always come up with catchy phrases and words to get people's attention, because they think every one in this country but themselves are a bunch of dumb asses.

[MrRelevant]

The man has an established record of helping the middle and lower class working folks…. Does Kamala ?

[JayGalt]

Of course not.

[supremedoctrine]

Or, as I like to put it, “Today’s Chuckle”

[jmacusa]

This kid doesn’t look smart enough to grab her own ass with both hands.

[ConservativeMind]

Who is he?

[jughandle]

Seeing what the current self-proclaimed “champions for the middle class” have done to us economically I’ll take Trump again.

[Billthedrill]

Trump doesn’t have to pretend. And I doubt if the author knows any working class people anyway.

[ETCM]

When unions attempt to negotiate anything but pay, benefits and working conditions, they should have zero protection. When they start to blackmail their employer over political speech, gender/race issues, and other attempts to force the leftist agenda on a company, they should have be disbanded.

[Olog-hai]

What masses believe it?

[Vaduz]

The New York Times

The garbage disposal is clogged again.