LOS ANGELES – Former President Donald Trump resigned his membership Thursday in the SAG-AFTRA actors union, which was moving to possibly expel him over allegations of endangering the lives of broadcast journalists and inciting the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
In a terse letter peppered with condescension, Trump responded to the union’s pending disciplinary action by writing, “Who cares!” He called the action a “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.”
Trump proclaims in the letter that he is “very proud of my work” in films such as “Home Alone 2,” “Zoolander” and “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps,” and television shows including “The Apprentice.”
The union, responding to Trump’s resignation, issued a statement saying simply, “Thank you.”
The SAG-AFTRA National Board last month found probable cause that Trump violated the union’s constitution, and directed its Disciplinary Committee to review charges that Trump incited the Jan. 6 insurrection, and also that he engaged in a sustained misinformation campaign to discredit and ultimately threaten the safety of journalists, many of whom are union members.
“Donald Trump attacked the values that this union holds most sacred — democracy, truth, respect for our fellow Americans of all races and faiths, and the sanctity of the free press,” SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris said last month. “There’s a straight line from his wanton disregard for the truth to the attacks on journalists perpetrated by his followers.”
If the Disciplinary Committee had upheld the charges, Trump could have faced penalties including a reprimand, censure, fines, suspension or expulsion from the union. Union National Executive Director David White said Trump’s “words and actions over the past four years have presented actual harm to our broadcast journalist members.”
SAG-AFTRA represents about 160,000 actors, announcers, broadcast journalists, dancers, DJs, news writers, news editors, program hosts, puppeteers, recording artists, singers, stunt performers, voiceover artists and other entertainment and media professionals.
Trump has denied inciting the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, an insurrection carried out by Trump supporters following a Washington, D.C., rally.
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Creepy Joe says
It’s true. Who really cares? Unless you are in the industry.
brad says
Very true, but for a man so worried about ratings of his on screen time, seems a bad move and prevents entry for most of the awards shows.
Stinger says
Bingo!
Thank you, kind sir.
Dr. Robt says
The reason democrat newsies here at the AV Times carried this article is, to rub it in, to gloat about the election, to be inflammatory, to incite violence, to divide us.
Claire says
@Dr. Robt: You’re already radicalized.
Dr Robt says
I’m not Republican. That I’m a left-leaning moderate should serve as a fairly accurate yardstick indicating just how far off the rails you really are.
Claire says
I didn’t think you were either Republican or Democrat. After reading your comment I think you are a radical.
Stacy says
Democrat people are so screwed up, they can no longer differentiate up from down, left from right, right from wrong, conservative from moderate. They’re so screwed up they don’t realize, they’re the ones radicalized.
Dave says
Hey, Stacy
You ignored that the republicans are the lyingest party ever.
Fox News is being sued for pushing the election fraud lie for billions.
Too bad all the Trumpers can’t be sued for repeating that lie.
Theresa says
Think of democrats as innocent Americans hopelessly brainwashed, by ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, MSNBC, and social media.
Think of Fox News as, a false conservative alternative, surreptitiously controlled by election rigging democrats.
Think of America’s number 1 problem, as of this writing: communist China’s subversion, of mainstream media, social media, and America’s Democrat party.
Yamika says
The democrat political party now the communist China party, why not go right ahead, take the plunge, enriching and embellishing themselves taking bribes, rigging elections, hosting mock impeachments for their amusement and merriment?
Yousef says
I once was conservative Democrat. Open your eyes, look around: Newsom, Schif, Pelosi, Schumer, Waters, Ocasio-Cortez? Not anymore.
Bathie says
Goes like this: If you’re a democrat who finds fault with the official democrat narrative, then you’ve been “… radicalized.” If you’re a Republican, you’re a “…terrorist.”
Douglas says
They’re out of their minds. Trump Derangement Syndrome, the democrats finally went berserk.
Danny boy says
The election rigging democrats want a war vilifying anyone who disagrees with them.
Dave says
Quit lying and you’ll be fine, Danny boy.
You just repeated THE BIG TRUMP LIE.
Ruby says
Democrat Dave suffers Trump Derangement Syndrome. Prognosis grim, once afflicted, there is no cure –
Louis says
We know the democrats rigged the election. And, they know we know. Very insecure about it, election rigging democrats are hitting out, in desperation, declaring half of America “…radicalized terrorists.”
Alby says
Half of Americans aren’t radical terrorists they are brain washed idiots that follow an Orange god loser. And of those losers the majority have very low IQs and are inbreed. You know all about that Louis
Stinger says
You are simply a lying sack of schnit.
Bernie says
Not a peep out of the AV Times newsies, about the Governor Newsom recall. Instead, they’re ping-ponging their election rigging democrat pals over, to the new Representative Garcia sanctuary city article.
Ron says
I already miss the GREATEST PRESIDENT EVER!!! Donld J. Trump. He gave us the Best Economy EVER!!! We were Energy Independent. Lowest unemployment. Only President that took control over the border. Took on China from ripping us off. And the U.N. Trump created the jobs put America First. Biden is a Job Killer puts America last. Trump was also the First Republican President to get 3 judges in and get more minorities vote than any other Republican President. Gave us the best economy EVER. Brought back jobs overseas. He was kept us from going to WAR. Evenbrought back the coal mining. Biden will soon sink the economy in the tank. Wait till gas and electricity goes up. And your taxes will sky rocket. Wait till the Open Borders destroy this Country. In a few years America will look 3rd world. Freedoms will be GONE!!!!
Stinger says
I call bot.
Dave says
Not any more Ron.
Wake up and admit you were conned and lied to.
Just a Dem says
He wont. None of them will. Just let them live in anger & unhappiness while they waste their life trying to prove something is rigged. When technology is so advanced that its literally impossible to do it lol. But let us live our lives in happiness & thrive under the safety of Biden.
Proud Deplorable says
He was not asked nor told to SURRENDER his membership, he RESIGNED!
Dave says
Proud Deplorable (Trumpist#1) thinks Trump won by resigning to avoid being expelled from the union.
I love watching how Trumper brains process information. Trump wasn’t going to resign until the union notified him of its intention. That’s not a “win” except in Trump world where you live. Trumpist.
Dave says
Trumpist#1 is proud to be a deplorable.
deplorable -adj.
1: deserving censure or contempt
deplorable behavior
: WRETCHED
deplorable living conditions
If the shoe fits Trumpist…
How low are you willing to go?
AV Illegal says
Not sure why this is even newsworthy. Like it is some prestigious organization to belong to. You might even get to sit next to Weinstein if you are lucky. They act (see hat I did there) like they are some type of God. They run a dismal union and harbor bad behavior, then turn and run when it all finally comes to light.
If Trump continued to be a member, I am sure democrats would have looked at him for belonging to such a corrupt organization. Oh wait…it’s run by democrats. What a pickle.
Claire says
Well, Donald trump coveted his membership in SAG-AFTRA for more than 30 years and was friends with Weinstein and Maxwell; only when he was faced with expulsion did he resign.
Claire says
Drunk chic trying to start a barroom brawl? Blaming others for your own inadequacies, especially putting it on a woman.
Ruby says
5 gets you 10 democrat Dave’s an election rigging communist China sympathizer –
bob says
Yup he quit.
He is a quitter.
Barbi says
… hmmm. No commenting? In a free society, we’d otherwise see a lively argument, 2 meters long. United States, now having crumbled into an oligarchy, not a single peep from anyone –
Marty says
Careful not to say anything about election rigging. Or, anything negative about the democrats.
Stinger says
You’re only half right, Marty. Unless you have any proof to offer of election rigging, you will, indeed, be shouted down by those of us living in reality. You can best deal with that by learning to accept properly examined evidence and eschewing uncorroborated bullschnit.
As for anything negative about democrats; as long as it’s actually true, go for it. I might even agree with you.
Beecee says
All the proof you need for election interference is in a nice steamy Time magazine article written by Molly Ball.
Everyone should read this to see exactly how the election played out, funny thing is they are admitting it.
There is your proof stinker dinker.
Matt says
Are you kidding me???? Lol. I read that entire article. I saw a bunch of people well in power who wanted to get together and get Trump out, and banded together. Let’s see…How is that ANY different from how anyone gets voted in. Let me make this VERY SIMPLE for u. If my buddy was going to vote for Trump and I changed his mind, did I help rig the election??? Get real Beecee. What u really need to dig up is fraud. Otherwise u have nothing, which is why lawsuits have been thrown out over 70 times now? Do your research and good luck, cause it isnt there.
Stinger says
Gee, BeeEss, if there is so much proof of your lies, then why hasn’t your little orange god presented any of it in court? He’s had well over 60 chances – even with judges he put on the bench. Still, just empty rhetoric with nothing but evidence showing him (and you) to be lying.
Oh, and I read that article you referenced. The article explains, in detail, the exact opposite of what you are claiming… which does not shock me in the least, BeeEss. Making it clear that, yet again, you either did not read it and are basing your claim on someone else’s ‘opinion’ of it, or are simply outright lying again.
Based upon your pathetic history, I’m going with the latter.
Dave says
Oh, Bece
You drank the bleach, you thought COVID was a hoax, you thought the election was going to be rigged and your guy lost.
Maybe the problem is over there with you, You, YOU. Got it?
Beecee says
Reeeeeeeeeeeee!
You two should get a room.
Beecee says
NM,
Now it’s more like a threesome.
Matt says
Time for a name change again Beecee. U have lost all credibility under this one. Better to try and start fresh with a new one. U are way too far down to try to dig yourself out.
Darla says
The reason the stinking, two-face democrat’s demanding your source is, he considers you a threat.
Stinger says
No, Darla, we demand proof because we know you are just lying through your trumplican teeth, whereas we are here in objective reality where proof is a normal requirement for such claims.
Stinger says
Now, now, Brianna. Perhaps you are being too hard on BeeEss. Well… maybe not.
Enjoy your projecting, Brianna.
Dave says
Tell us Brianna. How do you know there was election rigging?
You are saying it.
Did you make it up?
If not, what is your source for information about that?
Come on. You talk big. Let’s see you prove it or apologize. for spreading a lie.
You know that Dominion and Smartmatic voting machine compaies are suing Fox News, (is that your source?) Rudy, My Pillow guy maybe, and well, Lou Dobbs on Fox Business got fired last week for lying about the election.
Too bad you and all the others who have told that lie can’t be sued as well.
Brianna, How do you get through life believing lies and ignoring the truth?
Dave says
That’s right, Marty.
Do be careful not to spread lies about election fraud/rigging or lies about Democrats.
Try and speak truthfully even if it doesn’t match what you believe/think/made up.
Google “Gish Gallop” it describes what republicans have been doing for years, spreading lies that have to be corrected or debunked and then they spread new ones.
Stinger says
It’s mush simpler than that, Barbi, dear… To quote his letter, “Who cares?” [corrected].
You want lively arguments, 2 meters long? Fear not. There’s plenty of peeps to be found on other subjects on this very site… and more.
[shrugs] This one is just not worth much.
Matt says
I know right? There couldnt possibly be that many people out there for Biden. That could mean that he actually did legitimately win the election!?!?! Better to just think we are the same person. Fits more of your narrative that way.
Stinger says
Projection again: Just because you use a dozen aliases to try to make it look like there are more of you, doesn’t mean everybody else does.
Dave says
And, you Ruth are Trumpist#1 and a dozen other aliases.
And BTW, I am in good company with the others as we DON’T LIE like the Trumper people.
I guess comments that are truthful all sound the same to you and all the lying liars here sound the same as Trumpist#1.
Proud Deplorable says
Agreed. Tried a conversation with a victim of Trump Derangement Syndrome about Biden and he tried to silence me. He didn’t want to hear it. He is a known anti Trump motor mouth.
Proud Deplorable says
Sorry Stinker. Reply meant for Barbi agreeing with her. I wouldn’t waste my time with you.
Stinger says
Glad to hear it, little pound boy. Having nazis as enemies tends to make me look (and feel) a lot better.
Dave says
Hey, Proud Deplorable aka Trumpist#1 and the rest of his aliases.
You must know by now that Trump Derangement Syndrome is what Trump and his followers suffer from…and you too. See Marjorie Taylor Greene for a great example.
She speaks for you, right PD?
We here in reality wonder how with all of our advanced information technology, y’all believe the Trump lies, that he won in a landslide (pick either 2016 or 2020 as he lied about both).
It’s weird that y’all have been brainwashed as in some large scale cult led by Trump.
Tell us, Proud Deplorable do you also believe in Jewish lasers setting California’s fires?
You do realize that you are aligned with the crazies, the Qanon believers, the late* Fox News watchers, the Newsmax followers and the seditionists that stormed the nation’s Capital building.
So is our very own Mike Garcia, a useless seat-filler in the House who stood by Greene in the House vote to remove her from committees.
*Fox News after being Trump’s go to fake news channel is in 3rd place in the ratings after decades at the top. Newmax and other right wing lie factories are siphoning Fox viewers away. Fox also fired Lou Dobbs for pushing the election fraud lie. Good. They should fire more of them at Fox.