Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has been blasted by the head of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters after she issued an angry statement attacking the pro-Trump union for refusing to endorse Kamala Harris.
The political world reeled on Wednesday after the International Brotherhood of Teamsters said it would not endorse any president for November’s election after endorsing Democrats for decades.
The decision was seen as a victory for efforts by former President Donald Trump to court the union away from the left.
‘She may want to focus on her job instead of mine.’
Ocasio-Cortez had a histrionic response to the decision and bashed Sean O’Brien, the union president.
“I’m very disappointed in Sean O’Brien’s leadership. I have found it increasingly alarming all year,” she said to Manu Raju of CNN.
“When the Teamsters are in trouble, who do the call?” she asked.
“When we need to make sure that Teamsters’ pensions are bailed out, when we need to make sure that they have a fair shake at the negotiating table with rail? It was Sean O’Brien calling on Democrats for help.”
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“Sean O’Brien has been boosting Republicans all year while supporting anti-worker, anti-choice Senate candidates,” she added on X.
O’Brien responded by