York CNN —Teamsters President Sean O’Brien will speak to the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee in July, a sign that former President Donald Trump’s campaign is hoping to peel off the support of union members from President Joe Biden.
But unlike other speakers at the RNC, O’Brien’s appearance does not represent an endorsement of Trump, according to Teamsters union spokesperson Kara Deniz.
O’Brien has requested the opportunity to also speak at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in August.
“Our GREAT convention will unify Americans and demonstrate to the nation’s working families they come first,” Trump wrote.
“This is truly unprecedented since it will be the very first time a Teamsters General President has addressed the RNC,” she said in an email.
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