WASHINGTON — President Trump on Wednesday unleashed a string of about 60 retweets in what appeared to be an effort to disabuse a notion that the Democratic presidential candidate Joseph R. Biden Jr. has the support of all firefighters in the country, belying Mr. Trump’s anxiety about losing the critical union vote to Mr. Biden in the 2020 general election. Just days after Mr. Biden, the former vice president, announced his campaign to run for the Democratic nomination, the national firefighters’ union endorsed him over a sea of candidates, and Mr. Biden positioned himself as the best president for union workers, who largely supported Mr. Trump in the 2016 election. Mr. Trump lashed out in between dozens of retweets early Wednesday, writing: “I’ve done more for Firefighters than this dues sucking union will ever do, and I get paid ZERO!”The volume of retweets was unusual even for Mr. Trump, particularly as his attorney general, William P. Barr, was expected to face difficult questions from senators on Wednesday morning about his portrayal of the special counsel’s report on his investigation into Russian election interference and whether Mr. Trump obstructed the inquiry.

Source: International New York Times May 01, 2019 11:49 UTC