‘We Want Results, Not Excuses’: Teamsters President Says Pelosi, Schumer Should ‘Step Aside’ Like Biden
'take a page out of Joe Biden’s book'
Lifelong Democrat tells Theo Von why he’s done: ‘What the f*** have you done for us?’
Teamsters President and lifelong Democrat Sean O’Brien might be switching teams.
“I’ll be honest with you. I’m a Democrat. But they have f***ed us over for the last 40 years,” O’Brien tells comedian Theo Von. “For once, we’re standing up as a union. Probably the only one right now saying, ‘What the f*** have you done for us?'"
Now, O’Brien is “getting attacked from the left” for taking a stand — despite ensuring that money got into the Democrats' hands.
“Since I’ve been in office, two and a half years, we’ve given the Democratic machine $15.7 million. We’ve given Republicans about $340,000, truth be told,” he tells Von. “People say the Democratic Party is the party of the working people. They’re bought and paid for by Big Tech.”
“You’ve got the Republicans who are now saying, ‘Hey, we want to be the working-class party,’” he continues. “You’ve got a great opportunity right now to do that, and the Democrats, if 60% of our members aren’t supporting you, the f***ing system’s broken. And you need to fix it.”
Dave Rubin of “The Rubin Report” is thrilled to hear another Democrat changing his tune, just as he once did.
“When he said, ‘I’m a Democrat, and you guys haven’t done anything for us for 40 years,’ that’s an interesting statement because I think that’s what a lot of people are waking up to. They’re like, ‘Wait a minute, I’ve been a Democrat my entire life and they’ve been screwing us over this entire time. They don’t care about us,’” Rubin says.
“Maybe they did 40 years ago, maybe things worked better 40 years ago, but it does not work that way any longer,” he adds.
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Teamsters boss goes scorched-earth on Democratic Party: 'They have f***ed us over for the last 40 years'
Sean O'Brien, the general president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, is a self-identified Democrat who has in recent years made no secret of his antipathy to elements of the GOP.
However, O'Brien — like the overwhelming majority of Teamsters — has recognized that the Democratic Party deserves even more of his ire.
Speaking to comedian Theo Von on the Monday episode of "This Past Weekend," O'Brien said, "I'll be honest with you, I'm a Democrat, but they have f***ed us over for the last 40 years."
"And for once, and not all of them, but for once, we're standing up as a union, probably the only one right now, saying, 'What the f*** have you done for us?'" continued O'Brien.
The Teamsters union, which has over 1.3 million members, announced in September that it would not endorse any candidate for president for the first time since 1988.
Straw polls conducted between April and July indicated that President Joe Biden had the support of the Teamsters. Following Biden's ouster, a majority of voting members twice selected Trump in polls for a possible Teamsters endorsement over Harris.
An electronic member poll conducted between July 24 and Sept. 25 showed that 59.6% of Teamsters supported Trump. Only 34% signaled support for Harris. A research phone poll conducted Sept. 9-15 similarly had Trump up by double digits, 58% to Harris' 31%.
"I'm getting attacked from the left, and we've given — since I've been in office, two and a half years — we've given the Democratic machine $15.7 million," continued O'Brien. "We've given Republicans about $340,000, truth be told. So it's like, you know, people say the Democratic Party is the party of the working people. They're bought and paid for by Big Tech."
'The f***ing system's broken.'
Extra to Trump's personal outreach to the unions, Blaze News previously noted that his selection of Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) as his running mate helped curry favor with unions on account of Vance's support for tariffs and protectionist economic policies.
"For the short time we've worked together, he's been great on Teamster issues," O'Brien said of Vance on Fox News. "He's been right there on all our issues."
"If 60% of our members aren't supporting [the Democrats], the f***ing system's broken," O'Brien told Von. "You need to fix it. Stop pointing fingers at Sean O'Brien. Stop pointing fingers at the Teamsters union. Look in the mirror."
"Before, you always had Democrats fighting for working people, and, you know, Republicans, now we kind of see a switch where working people feel like, number one, they've been left behind by the Democratic Party. Two, you know, the Republicans say they want to be working-class [and] represent the working class. They have an opportunity to do it."
In August, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. similarly suggested that a political realignment was under way.
"I think there's been a bunch of realignments, of political realignments — about four or five throughout American history," Kennedy told Tucker Carlson. "I think we're going through one right now."
Kennedy emphasized that the Democratic Party of yesteryear is gone and that what remains, with the Harris "apparatus" at the helm, is an anti-democratic force synonymous with corporatism, military adventurism, and censorship.
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Teamsters union general president to speak at Republican National Convention
International Brotherhood of Teamster's union general president Sean O'Brien is slated to speak at the Republican National Convention next month in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
"Sean O’Brien, the General President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, has accepted my invitation to speak at the RNC Convention in Milwaukee. Our GREAT convention will unify Americans and demonstrate to the nation’s working families they come first," former President Donald Trump declared in a post on Truth Social.
'We sincerely hope the DNC will also respond to our request with an invitation.'
"When I am back in the White House, the hardworking Teamsters, and all working Americans, will once again have a country they can afford to live in and be respected around the world. Sean, I look forward to seeing you represent the Teamsters in Milwaukee. Together we can Make America Great Again," he continued.
Teamsters spokesperson Kara Deniz noted that this "will be the very first time a Teamsters General President has addressed the RNC," according to CNN.
"We appreciate former President Trump's openness to inviting a labor leader to speak on behalf of working families," Deniz noted, according to the outlet. "We sincerely hope the DNC will also respond to our request with an invitation."
The union backed Biden in 2020 and Clinton in 2016 but has not yet endorsed a presidential candidate during the 2024 election cycle.
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Jake Tapper gives union boss a reality check after he blames GOP senator for starting feud that erupted at Senate hearing
CNN anchor Jake Tapper dished out the truth on Tuesday when Teamsters president Sean O'Brien used Tapper's show to continue bashing Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.).
Earlier in the day, Mullin challenged O'Brien to a fight in the middle of a Senate hearing — a challenge O'Brien accepted — awakening a months-long feud that began when O'Brien personally attacked Mullin. Ultimately, no one fought after Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) intervened and re-established hearing decorum.
On CNN, Tapper asked O'Brien for his reaction to that heated moment after reminding him that Mullin is a former professional MMA fighter with an undefeated record.
"What went through my mind was you're one of 100 of the most powerful people in the country and you're acting like a 12-year-old in a schoolyard because you didn't get your way," O'Brien responded. "I mean, look, he actually has the ability — these 100 elite — to actually effectuate change in this country, and he's focused on being a bully? You know, we're not going to stand for it, and we're definitely brought up differently."
But Tapper had no patience for O'Brien's double standard.
"But, can I say, you're tweeting like a 12-year-old," Tapper fired back.
The CNN anchor explained that O'Brien initiated the feud when he made "fun of [Mullin] for not being the tallest senator," suggesting O'Brien is not best representing his union members when he uses his time to attack Mullin.
O'Brien's response resembled something with which parents are all too familiar: "He started the whole thing."
Toward the end of the interview — after O'Brien took more personal shots at Mullin — the union boss claimed Mullin "chose to not act like a U.S. senator, and he's going to have to pay the consequences for that." He did not specify what those "consequences" will be and whether he will be the one to dish those out, as he perhaps implied in the social media post that started the feud.
For his part, Mullin defended his actions.
"He called me out," Mullin said Tuesday afternoon. "He said 'anytime, anyplace.' You don't call me out and say 'anytime, anyplace' and then not back it up what you said. ... I'm still a guy. He called me. He said it. I just answered the bell. That was all."
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'Stand your butt up': GOP senator challenges union boss to fist fight — and Bernie Sanders is forced to break it up
A fight nearly erupted at a Senate hearing on Tuesday between Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) and a Teamsters union boss, forcing Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to step in and calm tempers.
In June, Teamsters general president Sean O'Brien personally attacked Mullin and appeared to challenge him to a fight following a tense exchange at a hearing in March.
"Greedy CEO who pretends like he's self made. In reality, just a clown & fraud. Always has been, always will be," O'Brien said. "Quit the tough guy act in these senate hearings. You know where to find me. Anyplace, Anytime cowboy."
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Mullin responded by challenging O'Brien to an MMA-style fight, but nothing ever happened.
That all changed on Tuesday when Mullin confronted O'Brien about his social media threat during a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing.
Mullin read the social media post into the congressional record, and then he offered to throw down.
"Sir, this is a time, this is a place. You want to run your mouth. We can be two consenting adults. We can finish it here," Mullin said.
"OK, that's fine. Perfect," O'Brien responded.
"You wanna do it right now?" Mullin asked.
"I'd love to do it right now," O'Brien said.
"Well, stand your butt up then," Mullin shot back.
"You stand your butt up," O'Brien told Mullin.
And that's exactly what the Republican senator did. He jumped up from his seat, stuck out his chest, and appeared ready to fight O'Brien. But Sanders, the committee chairman, would not allow it.
"No, no. Hold it. Stop it. Sit down. Sit down. You're a United States senator. Sit down," Sanders reprimanded.
Mullin and O'Brien continued to trade personal barbs over the next several minutes — Mullin called O'Brien a "thug" while O'Brien called Mullin a "12-year-old schoolyard bully" — before Sanders finally regained control of the hearing.
After the hearing, Mullin defended his conduct.
"He called me out," Mullin said. "He said 'anytime, anyplace.' You don't call me out and say 'anytime, anyplace' and then not back it up what you said. ... I'm still a guy. He called me. He said it. I just answered the bell. That was all."
Mullin, according to his Senate website, is a "former undefeated Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter with a professional record of 5-0."
SHOCKING: Markwayne Mullin Actually Challenges Dem Witness To A Fight, Then All Hell Breaks Loose www.youtube.com
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Republican senator challenges union boss to a cage fight
A Republican senator and a union boss exchanged heated remarks in a Senate hearing this past March. Now — if there is any bite to the teamster's bark — there's a chance the two might exchange blows in the octagon.
What's the background?
During a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on March 8, Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) struck a nerve, intimating that while Sean O'Brien, general president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, makes close to $200,000 a year, he doesn't bring much "to the table."
Mullin asked the teamster boss, "What do you bring for that salary? ... What job have you created?"
O'Brien suggested the senator was "out of line," then proceeded to call him a "greedy CEO" and accused him of hiding money while running his plumbing company.
Despite sporadic efforts on the part of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to intervene, Mullin hit back at O'Brien, saying, "You think you're smart? You think you're funny? You're not," intimating that the committee witness' combative testimony hinted at the kind of intimidation honest union workers routinely suffer at the hands of teamsters.
Markwayne Mullin Goes Nuclear On Labor Leader In Fiery Hearing On Unions youtu.be
Title fight
After stewing for months, O'Brien took to Twitter on June 21 to accuse Mullin of being "full of sh**," adding, "The more you run your mouth, the more you show the American public what a moron you are."
O'Brien proceeded to repeat his March comments, calling the Oklahoma senator a "Greedy CEO who pretends like he's self made" and a "clown."
The teamster boss went so far as to suggest his openness to fisticuffs, tweeting, "You know where to find me. Anyplace, Anytime cowboy."
Mullin, a Cherokee father of six and undefeated former MMA fighter, accepted the teamster's challenge, letting him know he had three days to agree to turn his typing hands into fists.
"An attention-seeking union Teamster boss is trying to be punchy after our Senate hearing. Okay, I accept your challenge," wrote Mullin. "MMA fight for charity of our choice. Sept 30th in Tulsa, Oklahoma. I’ll give you 3 days to accept."
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A history of violence
According to Sherdog.com, Mullin won all three of his professional MMA fights in the middleweight class, despite a shoulder injured in his youth.
In November 2006, he won an Xtreme Fighting League bout against Bobby Kelley by submission with a rear-naked choke in 46 seconds.
In February 2007, he took out Clinton Bonds in an XFL SuperBrawl match by submission. He faced Bonds again in April 2007 and defeated him in 1:27 with a total knockout, ensured with punches.
The National Wrestling Hall of Fame indicated that "Mullin did whatever it took to wrestle through elementary and middle school, including switching schools four times after the school he was attending canceled its wrestling program."
In a well-timed Spectator profile released Monday, Ben Domenech suggested that the "veins on Mullin’s arms are the first thing you notice. He’s not built like a senator, he’s built like a man who could leap off the top rope and drive you into the mat. He is a member of the Cherokee Nation, the first Native American in the Senate since the retirement of Colorado’s Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2005."
Domenech continued, "Ripped, bearded, with a belt buckle the size of a hubcap and a Stetson worn as if he’s had it on since the womb, he looks like Rip Wheeler from Yellowstone’s more ab-focused brother," adding, Mullin is the "most mercurial and unknown member of the Senate."
O'Brien has an opportunity to get to know the allegedly unknown senator a whole lot better.
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