Trump: I Fired Workers Rather Than Paying Overtime

The Daily Beast reports:

Former President Donald Trump openly admitted that he “hated” to pay his workers overtime at the Trump organization and would even replace those who spoke out about it—comments the Harris campaign immediately seized upon. “I shouldn’t say this,” he said, but continued on anyway. “I know a lot about overtime. I hated to give overtime, I hated it. I’d get other—I shouldn’t say this—but I’d get other people in. I wouldn’t pay,” Trump said.

Harris-Walz 2024 spokesperson Sarafina Chitika latched onto the comments from Trump’s latest rally, saying in a statement emailed to the Daily Beast: “Donald Trump is finally owning up to it: He’s built an entire career on screwing over workers. Trump is a scab, plain and simple. He is selling snake oil lies in a desperate attempt to trick voters. He can’t be trusted—workers know it, and voters know it.”

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BREAKING

In a rare moment of honesty, Trump admitted he stiffed his workers:

“I hated to give overtime. I hated it. I shouldn’t say this, but I’d get other people in. I wouldn’t pay.” pic.twitter.com/6djqFCoRF9

— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) September 29, 2024

This isn’t a gaffe and he didn’t just misspeak — Trump said this in Michigan on Friday and Pennsylvania today. Trump cut overtime for millions of Americans as President — and his Project 2025 agenda will do it again. https://t.co/vOB1676qpV

— AFL-CIO (@AFLCIO) September 29, 2024

This clip reminds us of two things:

1. Donald Trump stiffed every day workers every chance he got.

2. Project 2025 (page 592) proposes removing overtime pay for employees in order to increase profits for employers.

They are telling you that they will screw workers. https://t.co/OVnHJoode4

— TrumpsTaxes (@TrumpsTaxes) September 30, 2024