Donald Trump resigned today from SAG-AFTRA after disciplinary charges were filed by the union’s president and executive director last month.
On January 19, SAG-AFTRA’s National Board found probably cause that Trump violated the organization’s constitution for his role in inciting the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6.
A couple of weeks later, Trump resigns.
Donald Trump’s resignation letter read:
February 4, 2021
Ms. Carteris:
I write to you today regarding the so-called Disciplinary Committee hearing aimed at revoking my union membership. Who cares!
While I’m not familiar with your work, I’m very proud of my work on movies such as Home Alone 2, Zoolander and Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps; and television shows including The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Saturday Night Live, and of course, one of the most successful shows in television history, The Apprentice – to name just a few!
I’ve also greatly helped the cable news television business (said to be a dying platform with not much time left until I got involved in politics), and created thousands of jobs at networks such as MSDNC and Fake News CNN, among many others.
Which brings me to your blatant attempt at free media attention to distract from your dismal record as a union. Your organization has done little for its members, and nothing for me – besides collecting dues and promoting dangerous un-American policies and ideas – as evident by your massive unemployment rates and lawsuits from celebrated actors, who even recorded a video asking, “Why isn’t the union fighting for me?”
These, however, are policy failures. Your disciplinary failures are even more egregious.
I no longer wish to be associated with your union.
As such, this letter is to inform you of my immediate resignation from SAG-AFTRA. You have done nothing for me.
Regards,
President Donald J. Trump
My god. What a bitter man!
SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris and National Executive Director David White responded with this statement:
“Thank you.”