Since the teamsters signed off on the Consent Decree the DOJ effectively runs the union under a federal trusteeship
Hoffa Lite doesn't sneeze without an OK from DOJ
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It is disappointing to see so many sources misquoting the guy. What he actually said was "Let's take those son-of-a-bitches out..." Of course, this means that the dumbass is too stupid to correctly form the plural "sons-of-bitches" but too many media outlets are giving him far too much credit from an intellectual standpoint.