Teamsters union gave max donation to RNC after meeting with Trump
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The Teamsters, one of the largest blue-collar labor unions, earmarked a maximum donation to the Republican National Committee shortly after meeting with former President Donald Trump.
Thomas Catenacci is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
In a statement, Teamsters spokesperson Kara Deniz said the contribution was approved in December before the union's two meetings with Trump. She added that it represented the first time the Teamsters would participate in both the Republican and Democrat conventions in more than two decades.
"The Teamsters’ contribution to the RNC was approved in December before any meeting with Donald Trump, it was issued in January, and it will be sent soon. The Teamsters contributed $45,000 to both the Democratic and Republican convention funds. It’s not since 2000 that our union has participated in both conventions," Deniz told Fox News Digital in an email.
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