Topic: Teamsters

Teamsters President Sean O'Brien joins Vice President Vance and Secretary Duffy to demand a clean CR to protect 1.3 million working men and women. He emphasizes that workers should not be caught in the middle of political disputes, citing the lack of pay for TSA and air traffic controllers as a major safety risk. Jones warns that the continued shutdown could lead to catastrophic events, such as mid-air jet collisions, due to staffing and morale issues.

Rhodes encourages reaching across the aisle to independents and union members who are "walking away" from the Democratic Party. He proposes a "warrior culture" alternative to prison for young men, suggesting they be given trades in the military. He also calls for the organization of "unorganized militias" at the county level for internal defense and community security.

Footage showed crowds in Washington D.C. bars cheering during Trump's swearing-in ceremony. Trump credited his victory to massive support from unions, including the Teamsters and auto workers, despite opposition from union leadership. He also shared a lighthearted anecdote about Melania Trump's endurance during the inaugural walk in high heels.

Over 10,000 Amazon workers have walked off the job in major cities including New York and Atlanta during the peak Christmas season. In Washington, Jim Jordan's weaponization panel released a 17,000-page report on the "two-tiered" justice system. Additionally, journalist Catherine Herridge is teasing a new project titled "Government Gaslighting," which investigates attacks on U.S. personnel in over a dozen countries that the CIA has allegedly covered up.