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AFL-CIO president leaves Trump advisory board (Good)
The Hill ^ | August 15, 2017 | Sylvan Lane

Posted on 08/15/2017 3:19:51 PM PDT by jazusamo

The president of the AFL-CIO stepped down from a council advising the White House on Tuesday, hours after President Trump reiterated that both sides were to blame for deadly violence in Charlottesville, Va., where white supremacist groups rallied over the weekend.

"President Trump’s remarks today repudiate his forced remarks yesterday about the KKK and neo-Nazis," AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said in a statement.

He announced that both he and AFL-CIO leader Thea Lee would step down from Trump's Manufacturing Advisory Board.

"We must resign on behalf of America’s working people, who reject all notions of legitimacy of these bigoted groups."

Trumka said earlier Tuesday he was still considering whether to leave the advisory board after Trump condemned racism as "evil."

But Trump's blame of the "alt-left" for charging white supremacist and neo-Nazi protestors prompted Trumka and Lee to leave the board.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: advisoryboard; aflcio; biglabor; goodriddance; manufacturing; seeya; thealee; trumka; trump; unions
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Thanks Trumka, your stepping down is a plus for all Americans.
1 posted on 08/15/2017 3:19:51 PM PDT by jazusamo
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To: jazusamo

Why was Trumka on this board to begin with??? Trump needs to realize that Leftists will NEVER DO ANYTHING TO HELP HIM OR THIS COUNTRY!


2 posted on 08/15/2017 3:23:21 PM PDT by originalbuckeye ("In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." - George Orwell)
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To: jazusamo

We had to suffer through 8 years of an overtly racist , anti- Christian, and anti- Semitic (and patently unconstitutional) dictatorial regime 2009- 2016). Did the afl-cio union boss protest at all, or ?


3 posted on 08/15/2017 3:24:03 PM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicans are not born, they're excreted." -- Marcus Tillius Cicero)
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Especially when their own members were getting screwed by the Obama administration.
4 posted on 08/15/2017 3:25:29 PM PDT by dhs12345
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To: faithhopecharity

Nah, 0bama and Trumka had their noses up each others you know what.


5 posted on 08/15/2017 3:26:03 PM PDT by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to Free Republic? https://freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: jazusamo

More win

I hope these advisory boards all get in some very high level useful information about upcoming projects

Getting invited to the WH would also be great!

If Trumka is not representing labor unions then Trump should find a replacement


6 posted on 08/15/2017 3:28:36 PM PDT by silverleaf (We voted for change, not leftover change)
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feh...
7 posted on 08/15/2017 3:32:51 PM PDT by Chode (You have all of the resources you are going to have. Abandon your illusions and plan accordingly.)
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To: jazusamo

Who gives a crap. His members stand with TRUMP!!!!


8 posted on 08/15/2017 3:36:24 PM PDT by raiderboy
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[Especially when their own members were getting screwed by the Obama administration.]

Yes, and voting for Trump in droves in the rust belt.

Lumpka is a political pimp.


9 posted on 08/15/2017 3:36:38 PM PDT by headstamp 2 (Ignorance is reparable, stupid is forever)
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To: jazusamo

Trumka is a Communist.


10 posted on 08/15/2017 3:37:09 PM PDT by FroggyTheGremlim (Hillary Clinton: the official candidate of the National Sleep Foundation)
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MAGA!

Please bump the Freepathon or click above to donate or become a monthly donor!

11 posted on 08/15/2017 3:38:28 PM PDT by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to Free Republic? https://freerepublic.com/donate/)
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He ised to head the Mine Workers Union.

Hey Trumka, how have the Democrats been treating your mine workers?


12 posted on 08/15/2017 3:39:53 PM PDT by FroggyTheGremlim (Hillary Clinton: the official candidate of the National Sleep Foundation)
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To: eCSMaster

“Trumka is a Communist.”

Absloutely!


13 posted on 08/15/2017 3:40:21 PM PDT by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to Free Republic? https://freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: jazusamo

#draining the swamp. corrupt as holy heck.


14 posted on 08/15/2017 3:46:14 PM PDT by avital2
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Grandstanding hypocrites..wouldnt live in a minority neighborhood if you paid them off

Which they are quite used to


15 posted on 08/15/2017 3:56:05 PM PDT by A_Former_Democrat ("Liberalism is a mental disorder" On FULL Display NOW! Boycott Mex/Can nba NFL Under Arrnour)
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So you didn’t step down because of the racism - you stepped down because he blamed Antifa ...

Hmmm...


16 posted on 08/15/2017 3:56:30 PM PDT by Skywise
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To: headstamp 2

Comrade Trumpka was the UMW president. Ask his ex rank and file who they trust more, the Bolshevik or Trump?


17 posted on 08/15/2017 3:58:46 PM PDT by hardspunned
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To: jazusamo

Totally winning


18 posted on 08/15/2017 3:58:51 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: jazusamo

Just build infrastructure in right to work states. No need for unions to be involved.


19 posted on 08/15/2017 4:01:45 PM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (“The fundamental question of our time is whether the West has the will to surviive.w yin)
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To: jazusamo

Trumpka is a Communist in all but name. This country is FAR better off without his input, or those of any of his minions or fellow travelers, being near to the White House.


20 posted on 08/15/2017 4:09:07 PM PDT by Ancesthntr ("The right to buy weapons is the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt)
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