Trump meets with Teamsters in fight with Biden over union support

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

78% : Sean O'Brien, the Teamsters president, said the meeting with Trump had been "pleasant" and "direct.
61% : "I've dealt with unions my whole life, I have a great relationship with unions," Trump said.
58% : Since he first ran for president in 2016, Trump has increased support among blue-collar workers and is again telling them this year that he - and not Biden - will improve their lives economically.
51% : By David Shepardson and Tim Reid WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Donald Trump met with one of America's biggest unions on Wednesday as he competes for the support of labor groups ahead of a likely general election rematch with Democratic President Joe Biden in November.
51% : Two hours before the scheduled meeting, the Trump campaign released a list of pledges by Trump, claiming that U.S. workers will benefit from his policies.
48% : " Trump met with bosses and members of the Teamsters at their Washington headquarters as the leadership of the 1.3 million-member union mulls which presidential candidate it will endorse ahead of November's election.
44% : Trump sat down with the leadership and some rank-and-file members of the Teamsters, just days after the Republican former president reacted angrily to losing out on the endorsement from another major union, the United Auto Workers.
35% : Trump said his pledge to impose tariffs on Chinese goods, and to reduce the flow of illegal immigrants across the U.S.-Mexico border, is supported by many union members.
32% : Trump and Biden will likely target union votes in general election battleground states, including Michigan and Pennsylvania.
31% : UAW President Shawn Fain said that Biden had a history of serving the working class, while Trump "stands against everything we stand for," citing among other things Trump's appearance at a non-union hall during last year's auto workers strike.
27% : After the meeting, Trump was skeptical about whether Teamsters leadership would endorse him - they endorsed Biden before the 2020 election - but claimed to have strong support among the union's rank-and-file members.
20% : He called Trump an anti-union "scab.
11% : " Trump reacted furiously on his Truth Social platform on Sunday, calling Fain a "stiff" and a "dope," and urging auto workers to vote for him and not Biden in November.

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