The Boilermakers Local 154 union, which represents thousands of American workers in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio, is calling out Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden for lying about having been endorsed by the union.
At a televised town hall event this week, Biden made the false claim that the Boilermakers union “overwhelmingly” endorsed him, saying he “sat down with them” to discuss his energy plan in which he has said he will ban fracking.
As Breitbart News noted, the Boilermakers Local 154 union endorsed Trump, as they did in 2016, last month. Union leader John Hughes called out Biden for the lie in a press call on Saturday.
“The other day I’m watching the debate and I see Joe Biden tell everybody that the Boilermakers endorsed him and that is not true,” Hughes said. “And I would like somebody to tell me who — he said he talked to somebody — I’d like to know who he talked to in the Boilermakers because anybody I talk to did not endorse him.”
“And I believe if you go onto our International website we have not endorsed a candidate this round, nor did the International Boilermakers endorse a candidate last time,” Hughes continued. “We did not endorse Obama and Joe Biden last time because of their energy issues.”
Likewise, former Pennsylvania Congressman Lou Barletta said he was stunned when Biden lied about the union endorsement:
I couldn’t believe it when Joe Biden blatantly lied at a town hall right here in Pennsylvania and said he was overwhelmingly endorsed by the Boilermakers.
As a matter of fact, Boilermakers Local 154 endorsed President Donald Trump last month. And I knew this first-hand because I worked with John Hughes, the business manager, and Local 154 on that endorsement.
In the union endorsement of Trump, Hughes called the president “true friend of the Boilermakers.” Hughes said union members and their families “rely on coal-fired power generation,” which is at great odds with Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris’ (D-CA) energy plans that take cues from the Green New Deal to phase out all fossil fuels.
“Biden believes the Green New Deal is a crucial framework for meeting the climate challenges we face,” Biden’s campaign website reads.
The Green New Deal would have a devastating impact on working and middle-class American communities who rely on energy industry jobs.
Numbers provided to Breitbart News by Senate Energy Committee insiders shows that at least about one million energy jobs would be eliminated from the American economy as a result of the Green New Deal. This includes 712,300 jobs in mining, quarrying, and natural gas extraction and another 116,500 jobs in petroleum and coal products manufacturing.
Likewise, Biden’s plans to reenter the United States into the Paris Climate Accord would eliminate hundreds of thousands of jobs in states like Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Michigan. In Pennsylvania, alone, reentering the U.S. into the Paris Climate Accord could eliminate 140,000 jobs from the state.....................Busted..................
Pennsylvania has been predominanty Republican, for as long as I can remember. Deception lies in viewing a metropolitan city like Philadelphia as representative of the majority. Oh hell no.
The James Madison Institute does a full break down of how damaging biden would be to the U.S. Every bit as bad and worse than obozo was.
Every thing from the russian collusion hoax to the said, healthcare losses, have been nothing but lies from the beginning. Some include the true government corruption and weaponization of federal branches from the obozo regime.
the biden lies of the boilermakers aren't the only ones being told and pushed by the media. Sad that so much is still being pushed even after being fully discredited and more.
Seems to me that not only are the demonrats trying to steel Trump's endorsements and take credit for his work; they also keep trying to pin their damages and corruption on him to present day.
Draegoneer: Seems to me that not only are the demonrats trying to steel Trump's endorsements and take credit for his work; they also keep trying to pin their damages and corruption on him to present day.
No new news there, the swamp has done that for years...
Trump has told so many he can barely stay on his feet. Talking about a liar. What about this Pandemic and how many jobs and businesses this has cost. He is a real concerned President! If he is the best we can get heaven help us! I do not want a Dictator and that is what we have. Ask yourself are you better or worse off in the last 4 years? I am worse off and not going to put up with with Republicans getting my hard earned dollars while they sit on their buns and not pass any bills that would help us.
Why are the rich not paying their fair share? The Republicans want all the power and the money. This is beyond logic to me why this Republican Party is even in existence as they have no platform at all. More of the same old bs for the next four years. No thanks!
Biden and Harris can get the job done! Go Democrats!
spungey: Trump has told so many he can barely stay on his feet. Talking about a liar. What about this Pandemic and how many jobs and businesses this has cost. He is a real concerned President! If he is the best we can get heaven help us! I do not want a Dictator and that is what we have. Ask yourself are you better or worse off in the last 4 years? I am worse off and not going to put up with with Republicans getting my hard earned dollars while they sit on their buns and not pass any bills that would help us.
Why are the rich not paying their fair share? The Republicans want all the power and the money. This is beyond logic to me why this Republican Party is even in existence as they have no platform at all. More of the same old bs for the next four years. No thanks!
Biden and Harris can get the job done! Go Democrats!
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At a televised town hall event this week, Biden made the false claim that the Boilermakers union “overwhelmingly” endorsed him, saying he “sat down with them” to discuss his energy plan in which he has said he will ban fracking.
As Breitbart News noted, the Boilermakers Local 154 union endorsed Trump, as they did in 2016, last month. Union leader John Hughes called out Biden for the lie in a press call on Saturday.
“The other day I’m watching the debate and I see Joe Biden tell everybody that the Boilermakers endorsed him and that is not true,” Hughes said. “And I would like somebody to tell me who — he said he talked to somebody — I’d like to know who he talked to in the Boilermakers because anybody I talk to did not endorse him.”
“And I believe if you go onto our International website we have not endorsed a candidate this round, nor did the International Boilermakers endorse a candidate last time,” Hughes continued. “We did not endorse Obama and Joe Biden last time because of their energy issues.”
Likewise, former Pennsylvania Congressman Lou Barletta said he was stunned when Biden lied about the union endorsement:
I couldn’t believe it when Joe Biden blatantly lied at a town hall right here in Pennsylvania and said he was overwhelmingly endorsed by the Boilermakers.
As a matter of fact, Boilermakers Local 154 endorsed President Donald Trump last month. And I knew this first-hand because I worked with John Hughes, the business manager, and Local 154 on that endorsement.
In the union endorsement of Trump, Hughes called the president “true friend of the Boilermakers.” Hughes said union members and their families “rely on coal-fired power generation,” which is at great odds with Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris’ (D-CA) energy plans that take cues from the Green New Deal to phase out all fossil fuels.
“Biden believes the Green New Deal is a crucial framework for meeting the climate challenges we face,” Biden’s campaign website reads.
The Green New Deal would have a devastating impact on working and middle-class American communities who rely on energy industry jobs.
Numbers provided to Breitbart News by Senate Energy Committee insiders shows that at least about one million energy jobs would be eliminated from the American economy as a result of the Green New Deal. This includes 712,300 jobs in mining, quarrying, and natural gas extraction and another 116,500 jobs in petroleum and coal products manufacturing.
Likewise, Biden’s plans to reenter the United States into the Paris Climate Accord would eliminate hundreds of thousands of jobs in states like Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Michigan. In Pennsylvania, alone, reentering the U.S. into the Paris Climate Accord could eliminate 140,000 jobs from the state.....................Busted..................