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Steelworkers Attend Trump’s Pittsburgh Rally, Defying Union That Endorsed Harris

Wendell Husebø 4 Nov 2024

Members of the United Steelworkers union attended former President Donald Trump’s rally on Monday in Pittsburgh, defying the union that endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris.

Their appearance underscores the ongoing political realignment since Trump joined politics and his appeal to blue collar workers.

“He saved us once with tariffs,” steelworker Ron Anderson told Politico. “He’s gonna save us again… Democrats haven’t done anything for us in 40 years. They ain’t gonna do anything for us now.”

Trump’s Pittsburgh rally was his second event on Monday in the Keystone State. He began the day in North Carolina before traveling to Reading, Pennsylvania. He will finish his 2024 campaign with one last rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

“Unions have long been a key part of Democrats’ coalition,” Politico’s Lisa Kashinsky reported. “But Harris missed nods from three unions that backed now-President Joe Biden in 2020, including the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which passed on an endorsement in part after polling of its members showed more support for Trump.”


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‘This Is Fantastic’: Trump Enjoys 12,000 Estimated Attendance at Pittsburgh Rally

The establishment media estimated 10,000-12,000 people attended former President Donald Trump’s Monday evening Pittsburgh, PA, rally, a huge number on the eve of Election Day.

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Trump says race is not tight in Pennsylvania despite polling

From Gabrielle M. Etzel

Former President Donald Trump told supporters in Pittsburgh on Monday evening, the final night before the election, that polling is not as tight in the election as the legacy media report.

“Let everyone think it is going to be as tight as hell, but whether it is or not, just you have to go out and we have to swamp them,” Trump said to his supporters at PPG Paints Arena, the hockey and concert stadium in Pittsburgh.

Trump is leading Vice President Kamala Harris by less than a percent in Pennsylvania on average, according to RealClearPolitics.

“Believe the fake news when they say, ‘This is going to be tight.’ This is really not tight,” said Trump, “but they want to do that because they want to get ratings. They want everybody to watch. But you got to do this. You got to just forget those people because they don’t tell the truth.”

During the speech, Trump made several derogatory statements about the “fake news media,” referencing the press box at the back of the stadium. The crowd booed the press multiple times.

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‘This Is Fantastic’: Trump Enjoys 12,000 Estimated Attendance at Pittsburgh Rally
That it was downtown at PPG Arena may have discouraged a few potential attendees. I know I don't like to deal with traffic,  parking, etc., for downtown events. Not sure where there's another venue in the area of similar size, though.
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