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Teamsters President Sean O’Brien to Speak at RNC in Milwaukee, Trump Announces on June 21

Jun 21, 2024, 06:46 PM

On June 21, 2024, Sean O’Brien, the General President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, accepted an invitation from former President Donald Trump to speak at the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee next month. The Teamsters, which has over 1.3 million members, confirmed the invitation, calling it 'truly unprecedented' and noting that O’Brien had requested to speak at both the Democratic National Convention (DNC) and the RNC. This move is seen as potentially undercutting President Joe Biden’s appeal to blue-collar, union workers. The announcement was made by Trump on Truth Social, where he expressed his anticipation for O’Brien's representation of the Teamsters at the convention.