A major national union condemned Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump Tuesday for deploying “extremist rhetoric.”
The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) has condemned Trump on numerous occasions throughout his campaign. The latest attack occurred after Trump won the New Hampshire Republican primary in a landslide, prompting union Executive Vice President Rocio Saenz to warn the businessman’s rhetoric will cause people to rise up against him.
“His extremist rhetoric ring loudly from New Hampshire,” Saenz said in a statement. “The families who make up the emerging electorate of diverse Americans – from Latino and Afro-Caribbean to Asian and Muslim Americans – are more determined and more motivated to vote in November.”
The SEIU is not the only union to claim Trump is appealing to a hateful field of voters. International Association of Machinists President Tom Buffenbarger stated Dec. 10 that his campaign is based in fear mongering and racism. While AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka denounced Trump for trying to divide immigrant families — Trumka presumably meant illegal immigrant families.
Immigration has been a defining attribute of the Trump campaign. He has called for tougher immigration controls and even proposed a temporary ban on Muslims. The Muslim ban proposal came in the wake of Islamic terrorist attacks across the globe, including the simultaneous attacks across Paris in November. His policy stance has been denounced by both parties.
The New Hampshire win was welcomed news for Trump, who came in second in the Iowa caucuses. He has managed to hold an almost consistent lead against his primary rivals throughout the campaign. Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders won the Democratic primary vote in a defeat over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The SEIU endorsed Clinton on Nov. 17 and has since tried to get out the vote for her.
“Our members and their communities know that New Hampshire was only one chapter in what was sure to be a long, hard-fought battle,” SEIU International President Mary Kay Henry stated. “Together with the collective strength of our unstoppable ground force of labor and progressive allies we are pushing ahead into Nevada and South Carolina into March and beyond.”
Clinton has been the subject of numerous alleged scandals and is currently even under investigation by the FBI for possible criminal charges. She reportedly put classified documents on an unsecured private server while at the Department of State.
Clinton has also been accused of mishandling the 2012 Benghazi attacks, while the Clinton Foundation has been called a slush fund for her and former President Bill Clinton. Additionally, she has been accused of allegedly making favorable deals with foreign entities in return for donations to the foundation.
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