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In Unexpected Move, Trump Taps Pro-Union Republican to Lead Labor Department (truthout.org)

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One reason to do something like this would be if you were planning to disrupt the international supply chain by perhaps putting tariffs on China, keeping local unions happy to the point where they would not jump on a chance to strike during a supply chain disruption would be an effective way to minimize the adverse effects of tariffs and wars for that matter.

You could also just read this as an appeal to union members who voted for Trump to keep them a part of the Republican coalition.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

As far as I'm aware, "taps" is a sports reference. As in, to tap somebody in.

Your other complaints aren't related.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I thought it referred to the colloquialism "a tap on the shoulder," but I looked that up on DDG and apparently it means "a request to resign." That's the opposite of what I inferred.

Suddenly, a John Scalzi book I recently read and which overused the phrase makes a lot more sense.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

The sports reference could also mean to tap out, like in wrestling. I suppose the answer you got is pretty well in line with that