Teachers Union Leader Randi Weingarten Resigns from Democratic National Committee

“I appear to be out of step with the leadership you are forging,” she wrote in a letter to DNC Chair Ken Martin.

“While I am proud to be a Democrat, I appear to be out of step with the leadership you are forging,” Randi Weingarten said in her resignation letter.Credit...Eric Lee/The New York Times

In a significant move that underscores ongoing tensions within the Democratic Party, Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, has stepped down …