Trump's speech 'divorced' from economic reality, says labour union
The speech was "completely divorced from the economic reality working people feel every day amid rising costs and vanishing jobs," said Shuler.
Liz Shuler, president of the AFL-CIO, addresses an event in Washington, DC on August 27, 2024. Reuters/Daniel Becerril
Liz Shuler, president of the AFL-CIO, the largest US labour federation, called US President Donald Trump's State of The Union speech a "fever dream".
The speech was "completely divorced from the economic reality working people feel every day amid rising costs and vanishing jobs," said Shuler.
"President Trump boasted about a 'golden age' for workers, but he spent the past year rigging the rules for billionaire CEOs and Big Tech companies while kicking millions of Americans off their health care," she said.
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Shuler said the labour movement was growing stronger in the face of Trump's policies, and has now logged the largest number of unionised workers in 16 years.
