President Trump on Labor Day slammed Richard Trumka, president of the country’s largest federation of labor unions, for calling into question how American union workers have fared under his administration and placed the blame on the union leader instead.
“Richard Trumka, the head of the AFL-CIO, represented his union poorly on television this weekend. Some of the things he said were so againt the working men and women of our country, and the success of the U.S. itself, that it is easy to see why unions are doing so poorly. A Dem!” Trump wrote on Twitter Monday morning.
Richard Trumka, the head of the AFL-CIO, represented his union poorly on television this weekend. Some of the things he said were so againt the working men and women of our country, and the success of the U.S. itself, that it is easy to see why unions are doing so poorly. A Dem!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 3, 2018
On Sunday, Trumka attacked Trump, saying “to date, the things that he has done to hurt workers outpace what he’s done to help workers.”
Trump defended himself and said the economy is thriving. He did not specifically hit on the union issue, however.
“Happy Labor Day! Our country is doing better than ever before with unemployment setting record lows. The U.S. has tremendous upside potential as we go about fixing some of the worst Trade Deals ever made by any country in the world. Big progress being made!” Trump added.
Happy Labor Day! Our country is doing better than ever before with unemployment setting record lows. The U.S. has tremendous upside potential as we go about fixing some of the worst Trade Deals ever made by any country in the world. Big progress being made!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 3, 2018
A day earlier, Trumka also said he was worried about the United States and Mexico going it alone on their own trade deal rather than including Canada. The White House missed a Friday deadline to strike a deal with Canada.
“Our economies are integrated,” Trumka said on “Fox News Sunday.” “It’s pretty hard to see how that would work without Canada in the deal.”
