What Randi Weingarten's DNC exit reveals about obnoxious teachers' union-Democrat alliance

The tight bond between teachers unions and Democrats faces scrutiny as Randi Weingarten exits DNC after 23 years and while NEA's Becky Pringle maintains her role in party leadership.

Teachers unions aren’t just aligned with Democrats—they’re an extension.  DeAngelis is a senior fellow at the American Culture Project and a senior advisor at Accuracy in Media. He is the author of "The Parent Revolution: Rescuing Your Kids from the Radicals Ruining Our Schools."

She endorsed David Hogg’s efforts to primary Democrats who weren’t sufficiently progressive, signaling a desire to make the party even more radical.

But her exit might not have been her choice. The new chair—Ken Martin—opposed Hogg’s idea to pull the party further to the left with primaries. Weingarten’s relentless push to keep schools closed during COVID-19, despite mounting evidence of learning loss, made her a liability even Democrats couldn’t ignore. Last weekend, she called for a "nationwide day of defiance" amid the "No Kings" protests—too incendiary for a party grappling with its own fractures.