WikiLeaks: Clinton team found AFL-CIO head Trumka ‘annoying’

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Hillary Clinton’s team found AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka’s tendency to praise the vice president to Clinton’s exclusion “annoying,” emails obtained from Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta and published by WikiLeaks revealed.

The comments were made after a Sept. 6, 2015, collection of press highlights that summarized comments Trumka had made about Clinton’s relationship with organized labor. “Trumka is asked what it would take for Labor movement to work hard for HRC and he says it all depends where she comes down on [the Trans-Pacific Partnership], and that will determine whether people will work hard for her or just vote for her.

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