Randi Weingarten Resigns From DNC Post

The Democratic Party’s internal collapse continues as longtime American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten resigned from the Democratic National Committee (DNC) after more than two decades of loyalty, citing growing disagreements with the party’s new leadership.

In her resignation letter dated June 5, Weingarten admitted she had grown increasingly alienated from the party’s direction under newly elected DNC Chairman Ken Martin. “I appear to be out of step with the leadership you are forging, and I do not want to be the one who keeps questioning why we are not enlarging our tent and actively trying to engage more of our communities,” Weingarten wrote.

Weingarten’s resignation follows Martin’s decision to strip her of her longstanding position on the DNC’s influential Rules and Bylaws Committee. Her departure marks a stunning fracture between one of America’s most powerful teachers’ unions and the Democratic establishment it has long supported.

But Weingarten isn’t alone. Just weeks earlier, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) President Lee Saunders also resigned from the DNC, citing mounting frustration with the party’s inability to address the growing crises facing public service workers. “We must evolve to meet the urgency of this moment. This is not a time to close ranks or turn inward,” Saunders warned.

These back-to-back resignations are part of a growing exodus of major union leaders from the Democratic Party. As The New York Times' Shane Goldmacher noted, “This amounts to the exit of two of the highest-profile union leaders aligned with the Democratic Party.”

The internal chaos goes even deeper. Just days before Weingarten stepped down, two DNC vice chairs were ousted in a contentious vote, including 25-year-old Gen Z activist David Hogg. Hogg had launched a $20 million project to replace aging Democratic incumbents with younger, more radical candidates a move supported by Weingarten but fiercely opposed by party leadership.

Chairman Martin bluntly warned Hogg that his actions were incompatible with his position: “We can’t be both the referee and also the player at the same time. You have to make a decision.” Hogg’s refusal to back down ultimately led to his removal, though the DNC attempted to cloak the firing in procedural language about "gender diversity" violations.

Even behind closed doors, tensions boiled over. In leaked video footage, Martin confessed to Hogg during a Zoom meeting, “The other night I said to myself for the first time, ‘I don’t know if I want to do this anymore’… you essentially destroyed any chance I have to show the leadership that I need to.”

Hogg later responded to his removal, exposing the DNC’s true dysfunction: “I ran to be DNC Vice Chair to help make the Democratic Party better, not to defend an indefensible status quo that has caused voters in almost every demographic group to move away from us.”

And Hogg is not wrong about voter discontent. A recent CNN poll paints a bleak picture for Democrats:

• Over 50% of Democrat-aligned adults say the party is heading “in the wrong direction.”

• More than 30% of Democrat voters couldn’t even name a leader who represents the party’s values.

• Many simply answered “No one,” exposing the growing vacuum of leadership at the top.

The Democratic Party is hemorrhaging support from every corner union leaders, young activists, and everyday voters alike are turning their backs on a party paralyzed by incompetence, infighting, and outdated leadership. While President Trump and the Republican Party focus on securing America’s future with clear vision and decisive leadership, the Democrats continue to unravel, unable to even maintain unity within their own ranks.

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