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senseandsensibility

(24,836 posts)
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 11:58 AM 5 hrs ago

Sean O'Brien, Teamsters President, is sitting behind Markwayne to show support at his hearing

What a disgrace. O'Brien was threatened with violence publicly by Markwayne in a highly publicized interaction a few months ago. Now he's his biggest supporter. He is willingly letting himself be used by the far right Rs as a prop.

Are the Teamsters okay with this? How does the R party, let alone the wing of it that MW represents help their cause of workers' rights? Yeah, that was a rhetorical question.

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Sean O'Brien, Teamsters President, is sitting behind Markwayne to show support at his hearing (Original Post) senseandsensibility 5 hrs ago OP
Two shitty peas in the same pod. displacedvermoter 5 hrs ago #1
Seems like it senseandsensibility 4 hrs ago #6
He's in the cuck chair. BannonsLiver 5 hrs ago #2
Lost ALL respect and admiration for the gawd damn teamsters. a kennedy 4 hrs ago #7
Hopefully Shawn "Eat the Rich" Fain hasn't flipped LSparkle 5 hrs ago #3
What a herb Prairie Gates 5 hrs ago #4
It's totally a cult. And a horrible one at that. Initech 5 hrs ago #5
My pops has got to be rolling in his grave AZJonnie 3 hrs ago #8
I know the Tramsters have been leaning right senseandsensibility 3 hrs ago #10
Hey Teamsters time for a new president. Ritabert 3 hrs ago #9
I'm glad I'm not a Teamster MustLoveBeagles 1 hr ago #11

displacedvermoter

(4,320 posts)
1. Two shitty peas in the same pod.
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 12:04 PM
5 hrs ago

Lots of corrupt deals to be made down the road, Kristi didn't spend all the money.

senseandsensibility

(24,836 posts)
6. Seems like it
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 12:39 PM
4 hrs ago

Sean is sitting there behind MW for the whole hearing like a proud member of the family. Really public declaration of support. He could have just stayed silent but he chose to be used in this way.

LSparkle

(12,180 posts)
3. Hopefully Shawn "Eat the Rich" Fain hasn't flipped
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 12:09 PM
5 hrs ago

Sickening that O’Brien has gone to the dark side (no caps intentional).

AZJonnie

(3,663 posts)
8. My pops has got to be rolling in his grave
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 01:40 PM
3 hrs ago

This is a direct result of right-wing talk-radio coverage from coast to coast.

senseandsensibility

(24,836 posts)
10. I know the Tramsters have been leaning right
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 01:55 PM
3 hrs ago

but I still can not believe that the rank and file are okay with this!

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