Pennsylvania steelworkers show support for Trump, despite union endorsement of Harris

 

Members of "Steelworkers for Trump" pose with former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump after they gifted him a hard hat during a campaign rally at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, October 19, 2024. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Pennsylvania steelworkers showed up for former President Trump's rally Monday night, despite their union endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris.

A sea of white and orange hard hats mixed in with those wearing MAGA baseball caps in line waiting to get inside the PPG Paints Arena for Trump’s second-to-last rally of his campaign in Pittsburgh, Politico reported.

“He saved us once with tariffs,” steelworker Ron Anderson told the news outlet. “He’s gonna save us again.”

Despite unions having a long association with Democrats, Harris missed out on three endorsements that went to President Biden in 2020, including the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. A polling of its members showed more support for Trump.

Both Trump and Harris oppose the sale of U.S. Steel to Japanese firm Nippon, a transfer Anderson and his fellow steelworkers at the rally said they were vehemently opposed to.

They still think Trump is the better candidate, the outlet said.

“Democrats haven’t done anything for us in 40 years,” Anderson said. “They ain’t gonna do anything for us now.”