International Brotherhood of Teamsters President Sean O’Brien made a splash Monday night with his remarks during the Republican National Convention.

Given the closing speech of the convention’s first day, O’Brien did not endorse former President Donald Trump, but thanked him for the opportunity to speak and made it known he is breaking from his union’s recent history of throwing its full weight behind Democrats.

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