IATSE Takes Swipe At J.D. Vance After Philadelphia Rally Gaffe
deadline.comIATSE has taken a swipe at Donald Trump’s vice presidential running mate, J.D. Vance, for the stage setup on his latest campaign stop. “Here’s why you should hire union stagehands and stage designers,” the below-the-line crew union wrote in an X post on Tuesday, alongside the image of Vance giving a speech in Philadelphia.
Behind him, a looming sign reads “Kamala Chaos,” which has become one of several recent Republican campaign slogans targeting Vice President Kamala Harris.
However, with people standing in front of the sign, only her first name is visible, leading some on social media to point out that at first glance it appears that Vance is campaigning for Harris instead of against her.
In the tweet, IATSE claims that Vance and his team did not, in fact, hire union workers for the event. Here's why you should hire union stagehands and stage designers:(They did not) pic.twitter.com/ihEqoopGv8 In a follow-up tweet, IATSE also called Trump “dangerously anti-worker and anti-union,” pointing to a 2004 incident where he crossed a picket line while working on The Apprentice.
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