Most voters without a college degree supported Donald Trump in the 2024 election, reversing historical patterns of working-class voters preferring the Democratic Party, and economic issues were the primary concern for the vast majority of noncollege voters. Whether President-elect Trump will deliver for the working class during his second term remains to be seen.
During his first term in office, Trump took many actions that were anti-worker—including pursing proposals to allow employers to steal tips, undermining registered apprenticeships, and exempting certain workers from the minimum wage—yet the media has given a great deal of attention to a few positive signs that President-elect Trump might focus on improving economic conditions for the working class in his second term, such as his decisions to invite Teamster’s President Sean O’Brien to speak at the Republican National Convention and nominate Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, a supporter of the PRO Act, as U.S. secretary of labor.
The above excerpt was originally published in the Center for American Progress.
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