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Biden Claims Boilermakers Union Support for His Campain

“The boilermakers overwhelmingly endorse me, OK?” Biden said during the ABC News town hall on Thursday, October 15th, 2020.1 He continued by saying “So the Boilermakers Union has endorsed me because I sat down with them and went into great detail earlier to show their leadership exactly what I would do, number one. Number two, what I would do is I would stop making — I would stop giving tax breaks and subsidizing oil.”2

Appears Biden has made a rather big claim on national television. Biden’s response was to a question from Stephanopoulos, “Now you said you don’t want to ban fracking. As you know it’s an important issue here in Pennsylvania, not everyone buys your denial. A member of the Boilermakers Local 154 Sean Stephanie was quoted in the New York Times today saying, “You can’t have it both ways,” he says, “You can’t meet your goal to end fossil fuels without ending fracking,” what do you say to people like Shawn who doubt your denial because they think you want to keep that promise –“3

Quick recap. Biden’s response was, “The boilermakers overwhelmingly endorse me, OK.” and “So the Boilermakers Union has endorsed me because I sat down with them…”

Was Biden telling the truth? Let’s see what Shawn says, the man from the Boilermakers Union that was called out by name, that Biden responded about…

“Biden flat-out lied. I’m only speaking for my local union, which is the largest boilermaker union in the country,” said Steffee.
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I know that local 247, in Connecticut, business manager Chris O’Neill-5 endorsed president Trump, and local 28 in New Jersey, James Chu, endorsed Trump. – Shawn Steffee –6–7

Interview with Shawn Steffee, titled “Union leader calls out Biden for false endorsement claim”8

Other news on the matter:

If Joe Biden lies and the media ignore it, does he make a sound? – Washington Examiner
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Pennsylvania union calls out Joe Biden over false endorsement claim – Fox News
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Nothing – CNN as of 10/22/2020
Not a word – MSNBC as of 10/22/2020
  1. Full transcript and key notes video – https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/read-full-transcript-joe-bidens-abc-news-town/story?id=73643517
  2. https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/read-full-transcript-joe-bidens-abc-news-town/story?id=73643517
  3. https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/read-full-transcript-joe-bidens-abc-news-town/story?id=73643517
  4. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/if-joe-biden-lies-and-the-media-ignores-it-does-he-make-a-sound
  5. https://boilermakers237.com/contact-us/
  6. https://local28boilermakers.com/
  7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPOrlLdXgJ0
  8. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPOrlLdXgJ0
  9. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/if-joe-biden-lies-and-the-media-ignores-it-does-he-make-a-sound
  10. https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/pennsylvania-union-calls-out-joe-biden-over-false-endorsement-claim/vp-BB1aeuWx

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