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Brief is free at time.com/newsletters. by [Ryan Teague Beckwith](https://time.com/author/ryan-teague-beckwith/) ## Ryan Teague Beckwith Jul 13, 2015 11:56 PM UTC  From left: Donald Trump; Richard Trumka From left: Donald Trump; Richard Trumka Getty Images (2) by [Ryan Teague Beckwith](https://time.com/author/ryan-teague-beckwith/) ## Ryan Teague Beckwith Jul 13, 2015 11:56 PM UTC Donald Trump and Richard Trumka are from very different parts of the political spectrum, but they share a similar tone. The Republican presidential candidate and the president of the AFL-CIO both tweet in a state of perpetual outrage at their political opponents. Since their targets sometimes overlap, that can make it hard to tell them apart. 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