WATCH: Weingarten gestures wildly during anti-Trump rant, later says he drives her to drink
The teachers union boss said Trump's volume of endeavors drives her to drink vodka and urged members to vote in midterms
By Charles Creitz Fox News
Published July 21, 2026 1:02pm EDT
The American Federation of Teachers conference in Washington turned into an anti-Trump spectacle as union boss Rhonda "Randi" Weingarten repeatedly leaped on stage during her keynote speech and later quipped that President Donald Trump has her reaching for vodka.
Weingarten, a longtime foe of the president and top Republicans, opened her keynote speech by mocking the White House's Independence Day cage match and later suggested that the president is an authoritarian whose daily stream of political actions drives her to drink.
In welcoming teachers and activists from around the country, Weingarten quipped: "While you missed the UFC cage fight on the White House lawn, it’s not too late to check out the tire marks in the Reflecting Pool."
During a panel discussion that included former Obama Attorney General Eric Holder, Weingarten asked the panelists what keeps them up at night with many things "confronting the country."
"Because part of what authoritarians do — and also part of what Donald Trump does, whether you consider him an authoritarian or not — is the throwing out of so much stuff that people just throw up their hands and say: ‘Oh no, what are we going to do? All I want to do is stay home and’ — for those of us who drink — ‘have a glass of wine’ — or for me, some vodka."
The Clarkstown, New York, native went on to recount a conference speech by Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., who referenced a snake convulsing as it neared its death.
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