The International Brotherhood of Teamsters announced on Wednesday that they will not be endorsing any candidate for president this fall, the first time that they haven’t made a presidential endorsement in nearly 30 years. The announcement came after the 1.3+ million member union released internal polling data that showed that its members shifted from supporting President Joe Biden over former President Donald Trump to overwhelmingly supporting Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris after Biden dropped out of the race. Members backed Biden over Trump by eight points, 44.3% to 36.3%, but when Biden dropped out and Harris became the nominee, their support shifted dramatically to Trump, 59.6% to only 34% for Harris. The union suggested that Harris only needed to have “majority” support, which Trump got, to receive their endorsement, but Trump would’ve needed “universal” support to receive the endorsement. “The union’s extensive member polling showed no majority support for Vice President Harris and no universal support among the membership for President Trump,” they said. Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien claimed that “neither major candidate was able to make serious commitments to our union to ensure the interests of working people are always put before Big Business.” Am I Racist? Is In Theaters NOW — Get Your Tickets Here! “We sought commitments from both Trump and Harris not to interfere in critical union campaigns or core Teamsters industries—and to honor our members’ right to strike—but were unable to secure those pledges,” he claimed. “We strongly encourage all our members to vote in the upcoming election, and to remain engaged in the political process. But this year, no candidate for President has earned the endorsement of the Teamsters’ International Union.” The last time that Teamsters endorsed a Republican presidential candidate was in 1988 for then-candidate George H.W. Bush, CBS News noted. They previously endorsed President Richard Nixon in 1972 and President Ronald Reagan in 1980 and 1984. The New York Times said that the Teamsters refusal to endorse either candidate was a significant blow to Harris, who is hoping for a strong showing from union members this fall.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. got the audience laughing when he retold the story of his personal history with former President Donald Trump decades before he endorsed Trump against Vice President Kamala Harris. During the Reclaim America Tour event in Glendale, Arizona, the Independent presidential candidate sat down with former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard and was asked what he thought of Trump personally. Kennedy said he’d known Trump for many years, noting that on two occasions, he sued him because Trump was trying to build a golf course in the New York City reservoir watershed. “And I sued him successfully to get him to stop that,” RFK Jr. said as the audience laughed. Kennedy Jr. noted that his wife, at the time, had wanted to go to Palm Beach for Easter and was looking for a free ride because RFK Jr. told her he didn’t want to buy tickets for all their kids. Bobby Kennedy was asked what he personally thought about @realDonaldTrump as a person. His answer is quite funny and captures the special relationship he has cultivated with Trump over the years. @RobertKennedyJr @TulsiGabbard @houseinhabit #MAHA #MAGA #Arizona #Kennedy pic.twitter.com/9FsfN5yQqd — Jill McGowan (@Arizona4RFKJR) September 17, 2024 “I said okay. I didn’t think she was going to do it,” Kennedy explained. “Then she said, ‘I found a free ride.’ I said, ‘Who?’ And she said ‘Donald Trump.'” At this point, the audience started laughing even more, before RFK Jr. told his wife, “I’m suing him.” Am I Racist? Is In Theaters NOW — Get Your Tickets Here! “And she said, ‘He told me he knows you are suing him, but it’s okay anyway,'” Kennedy said.  Kennedy said he ended up flying with Trump and his family and had a “great time.” He also said he still ended up “suing” Trump and the laughter grew. “But after … the night that he called me after he got shot in Butler, one of the first things he said to me was, ‘You know, are you a religious person?'” Kennedy told the crowd. “I said, well I have a deep belief in God and a spirituality which is the central organizing force in my life.” “And he said, ‘I think I believe in that, too, now,’” he added, noting how the conversations he’s had with Trump, the former president talks about his family. “He always makes me laugh.” “He expresses in ways that I think are very unusual,” Kennedy continued. “His own affection for me. Which I also find touching.”

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