AFL
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The AFL is invoked by Toby as a constituency that must be acknowledged during the President's rope-line remarks; it exists in this moment as a political audience whose inclusion matters for optics and coalition politics.
Represented indirectly through Toby's instruction to include them in acknowledgements.
A stakeholder whose acknowledgment is politically necessary; exerts soft power through electoral and organizational weight.
Functions as a reminder of constituency pressures that shape White House rhetoric; its mention tightens the political stakes of even minor staff mishaps.
The AFL is named as a constituency Toby wants acknowledged in the President's remarks; its invocation pressures staff to include labor in the public narrative and affects the sequence of acknowledgements even while arrests occur.
Through Toby's directive to include them in acknowledgements (constituent mention rather than a spokesperson).
A stakeholder with political leverage that the White House seeks to placate publicly.
Reminds the narrative that political constituencies shape messaging priorities even during operational disruptions.
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