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Dems save Teamsters ass with $36B for pensions, they now back GOP

2025-08-22 News & Politics
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Roland S. Martin
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Teamsters Union Betrays Democratic Allyship, Forcing Strategy Session on Winning the White Working Class

Discover why the Teamsters leadership shocked allies by funding Republicans, and learn the specific, confrontational political strategy Congressman Khanna believes Democrats must deploy immediately to regain lost working-class trust.

Short Summary

  • The Teamsters union leadership refused to endorse VP Harris and are now donating PAC money to Republicans, despite Democratic aid saving union pensions.
  • Representative Ro Khanna contends that Democrats struggle because they have not delivered consistently on populist economic agendas over the last 40 years.
  • The primary strategic gap identified is the failure to engage and persuade the white working-class voter, who often votes against their immediate economic self-interest.
  • Both speakers agree the party must stop prioritizing conversations only in the suburbs and implement a clear, unified economic freedom agenda.

This discussion dissects the Teamsters' controversial political pivot, highlighted by Sean O’Brien skirting the DNC after speaking at the RNC. Congressman Khanna joins Roland Martin to confront the Democrats' failure to deliver concrete economic wins, even when they possessed unified power, prompting a deep dive into political messaging across racial and class divides.

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The Teamsters union, once a reliable Democratic ally, is now funneling money to Republicans. Roland Martin and Rep . Ro Khanna call out the betrayal as a dangerous power shift that undermines Black political power. 🔥 The Teamsters’ leadership makes a shocking political pivot — turning their backs on Democrats. 🔥 Cash once aligned with workers’ interests is now **funneling straight to GOP coffers.** 🔥 Roland Martin exposes how this move weakens Black political influence and strengthens right-wing power. 🔥 “This is betrayal. This is not neutrality — it’s picking a side.” 🔥 The political stakes couldn’t be higher as unions abandon their historic role in defending working-class communities of color. #Teamsters #RolandMartinUnfiltered #BlackStarNetwork #UnionPolitics #PoliticalPower Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjXB7nX8bL2U2sje8d212Yw/join Support #RolandMartinUnfiltered and #BlackStarNetwork 👉🏾 Use Cash App by visiting Stripe https://buy.stripe.com/7sI3ccgYyfSQ8y45kl 👉🏾 PayPal ☛ https://www.paypal.me/rmartinunfiltered Venmo ☛https://venmo.com/rmunfiltered Zelle ☛ [email protected] Annual or monthly recurring #BringTheFunk Fan Club membership via paypal ☛ https://rolandsmartin.com/rmu-paypal/ Download the #BlackStarNetwork app on iOS, AppleTV, Android, Android TV, Roku, FireTV, SamsungTV and XBox 👉🏾 http://www.blackstarnetwork.com #RolandMartinUnfiltered and the #BlackStarNetwork are news reporting platforms covered under Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research.

Top Comments (10)

@NateHall-np8qv 2025-08-22

UAW did us the same way GM workers Obama save GM and a lot of workers supported Trump or the Republican party racism over loyalty

140 11 replies
@LemarJacobs 2025-08-23

It took multiple times for this man to answer a simple question. He was dancing around that question like Usher. That's the f*cking problem. 💯

100 6 replies
@CraigMcfly1985 2025-08-23

I can't forget that Teamsters betrayed the Demos party.

95 20 replies
@TriendaLighten 2025-08-22

That is right Roland check him ! He should know to come correct when dealing with you. He needs to stop with the spin !

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@brendastevenson8521 2025-08-22

Thank you for not going along with his BS.👍

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@frankzavala7139 2025-08-22

Dont forget that o'brien is up for reelection next year. He has got to go.

41 1 replies
@darrellenglish2898 2025-08-23

Dang, Uncle RoRo is right on time with his suggestion. Main stream media can't be relied upon to deliver any good democratic news.

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@Cyrano1964 2025-08-23

Thank you, Roland! IT is b.s. about Dems and working class voters!

31 1 replies
@Wayne-b2y5c 2025-08-23

There is a lot of grifting, graft and corruption out there. I doubt the Teamsters pension is safe.

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@reginaldsmith1556 2025-08-24

Roland thank you so much for articulating this issue so well..

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