On Monday, April 29, after Biden initiated his campaign in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the executive board of firefighters union made its endorsement.
The IAFF stayed on the political sidelines during the 2016 election, not endorsing Hillary Clinton in the race against Donald Trump. However, President Trump believes that his policies over the past 2 years have done more for the firefighters themselves, implying that the labor union does not represent their interests and does not speak on their behalf. Trump wrote on Twitter:
The president then reposted a series of statements posted over the past few days by actual firefighters and their friends and family members who said that they supported Trump over the former Vice President. They were responding to an original post by Fox News’s Dan Bongino, a former Secret Service officer who says that the union leaders do not necessarily speak for the employees, in this case, the firefighters, stating that:
Here are some of the Twitter posts made by various firefighters supporting Trump and their opinions concerning the labor union:
https://twitter.com/wadar1969/status/1122848001490288640
https://twitter.com/icemanTom/status/1122858189790302208
https://twitter.com/woofeous/status/1122909553698443267
