On Wednesday, Donald Trump met with New York union president Bobby Bartels.
Bartels, president of Steamfitters Local 638, said his fellow working-class blue-collar union members are leaning heavily toward Trump in the presidential election.
Traditionally, union members have voted more for Democrats. This time, Trump's positions on issues like immigration, crime and taxes were the main motivation.
Bartels had a few words to say to Newsmax's Addison Smith after the meeting, saying he feels Democrats have “basically pushed everyone to the other side” over the past four years.
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Union leader Bartels: 'I want what's right for America'
“In the past, we were all basically Democrats,” Bartles said Thursday. “And after what’s happened in this country over the last four years, the Democrats are basically pushing everyone to the other side.
“We are a very patriotic group, we love our country and we want to do the best for America,” he added.
“We are tired of immigration, we are tired of our tax dollars going to immigration, we are tired of crime,” Bartels continued. “We need to get this country back on track.”
The union leader's comments sound like they could come from any Republican conference in the country.
Bartels also told Fox News: “I conducted a poll in the union. A presidential election poll of my 9,000 members shows President Trump leading Joe Biden by 3 to 1.”
This is a huge change in the politics of union members.
Bartels elaborated in a Fox News interview.
“Nothing changes in my opinion. Because… I want to see what's done for America. I want what’s right for America.” Bartels told host Brian Kilmeade: “I want what’s right for my citizens, and my members want it too.”
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'Biden is the worst president in history'
“They are very anxious. “They are living week to week, some of them can’t afford their bills and I think things need to change.”
“The members basically said, ‘We want to vote for this person,’ so when the time comes and we have to do a bigger poll, we’ll make a decision, but I’ll do whatever the members want. To do.”
Bartels actually put it on Biden.
“Normally, the Democrats are going to win New York,” he continued. “Biden is the worst president in history… ”
It looks like traditionally blue New York could work out better for Donald Trump than many expected.
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