Tim Walz calls out unions who didn't endorse Democratic ticket: 'Did not show the courage they needed to'

Democratic vice statesmanlike campaigner Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., chided immoderate awesome labour unions for their historical non-endorsement this year, saying their leaders grounded to "show nan courageousness they needed to."

The Minnesota politician appeared connected "The Daily Show" Monday, wherever he touted nan Harris-Walz ticket's entreaty to nan mediate class. At 1 point, Stewart asked Walz why unions person "been much reluctant successful this cycle" to backmost nan Democratic candidate, aft 2 awesome labour unions collapsed from contented and decided not to endorse either campaigner this election. 

"It's a couple," Walz replied. "They person reliable authorities wrong those. These are folks that are straight responsible to their members. And look, immoderate of their members divided off. The bottommost statement is, really tin you beryllium pinch a feline who wants to bust nan unions, not location to make corporate bargaining nan right, not to make wellness attraction there?"

"Some of those leaders did not show nan courageousness they needed to. The immense mostly of national leaders showed nan courageousness successful backing us," Walz said aft Stewart confessed he didn't understand nan "cognitive dissonance" down nan unions' reluctance to backmost nan Democratic ticket.

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Democratic vice statesmanlike nominee Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., appeared connected Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" Monday night. (Screenshot/Comedy Central)

Walz went connected to opportunity that Democrats needed to "talk to folks better" astir their policies to reside that "disconnect."

"I ever said this arsenic a teacher, if my kids weren’t getting nan lesson, a batch of them, it’s astir apt because I wasn’t school it arsenic good arsenic I needed to. So I’m still of nan belief that we person to do a amended job," he said.

"How do you get a house? What's a taxation trim look for you? And what's Social Security look like? We commencement talking to them. Look, nan immense mostly of national members, nan immense mostly of mediate people folks cognize that," he continued.

Earlier this month, nan International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) became nan 2nd awesome labour national to denote it would stay neutral successful nan 2024 title and not endorse a statesmanlike candidate, contempt backing President Biden successful 2020.

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Republican statesmanlike campaigner and erstwhile U.S. President Donald Trump (C) walks to a podium to present remarks aft gathering pinch leaders of nan International Brotherhood of Teamsters astatine their office connected January 31, 2024, successful Washington, D.C.  (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters besides collapsed pinch contented past period by announcing it would not endorse a statesmanlike campaigner this predetermination year, aft consistently endorsing Democrats complete nan past fewer decades.

The historical non-endorsement came aft nan national released soul polling of its rank-and-file rank showing mostly support for Trump.

The landmark determination ruffled feathers successful immoderate Democratic circles. 

Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., told The Washington Times, "It’s clear that these workers are misinformed aliases uninformed astir Trump’s record connected labor." "His allegiance isn’t toward moving people."

Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., nan erstwhile House speaker, called nan Teamsters’ determination "disappointing."

"Donald Trump refused to support a pension measure for Teamsters. It was Biden-Harris and Democrats who saved Teamsters pensions successful nan Butch Lewis Act of our American Rescue Plan — without 1 Republican vote," she said connected X. 

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General President of nan International Brotherhood of Teamsters Sean O'Brien speaks during nan first time of nan 2024 Republican National Convention astatine nan Fiserv Forum successful Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 15, 2024. Days aft he survived an assassination effort Donald Trump won general information arsenic nan Republican statesmanlike campaigner and picked right-wing loyalist J.D. Vance for moving mate, kicking disconnected a triumphalist statement normal successful nan aftermath of past weekend's grounded assassination attempt.  (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump called nan non-endorsement "a awesome honor."

"It's a awesome honor. They're not going to endorse the Democrats. That's a large thing," Trump told reporters soon aft nan Teamsters' announcement during a extremity successful New York City up of a rally connected adjacent Long Island.

Harris has received support from respective awesome unions, specified arsenic The United Auto Workers Union, nan AFL-CIO, nan American Federation of Teachers, nan National Education Association and nan United Steelworkers.

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Fox News' Charles Creitz and Paul Steinhauser contributed to this article.