Ohio Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan called President-elect Donald Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE out on the House floor Thursday for attacking a union leader.

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“For the president-elect to take his position, the bully pulpit that the people of our country have given him, to try to smack down a steel worker in Indiana who is dealing with such a tough situation is shameful,” Ryan said in a fiery floor speech.

Trump and Carrier's union president have traded barbs since Chuck Jones said the president-elect "lied his ass off" about the terms of the deal to keep Carrier manufacturing jobs in the United States.

The president-elect attacked Jones, who leads the United Steelworkers union at a Carrier factory in Indiana, on Twitter Wednesday night.

Ryan said Trump’s personal attack on Jones showed a lack of empathy for someone who has “probably had the worst months of his life where has to tell members of his union that they are going to lose their job right before the holidays.”

“This is not what my people signed up for, the people who may have even voted for Donald Trump,” added Ryan.

Jones has accused Trump of overstating the number of jobs saved by a deal between Carrier and the Indiana governor’s office, which is still led by Vice President-elect Mike Pence Michael (Mike) Richard PenceButtigieg stands in as Pence for Harris's debate practice Trump argues full Supreme Court needed to settle potential election disputes Pence adviser knocks ex-staffer who criticized Trump on COVID-19 MORE.

Trump claimed the deal with Carrier would save more than 1,000 jobs in Indiana. Carrier originally planned to move the jobs to Mexico, but decided to keep 730 of them in the U.S. as part of an agreement that will give the company $7 million in tax breaks over the next decade.

Jones said Trump’s claim omits the fact that 550 Carrier jobs are still going to Mexico and that hundreds of other jobs were never planned to move to Mexico.

Within an hour after Jones appeared on CNN Wednesday night, Trump wrote on Twitter, “Chuck Jones, who is President of United Steelworkers 1999, has done a terrible job representing workers. No wonder companies flee country!”

“If United Steelworkers 1999 was any good, they would have kept those jobs in Indiana. Spend more time working-less time talking. Reduce dues,” Trump added.

Jones told The Washington Post that he's received threatening calls following Trump’s tweet.

Ryan launched a leadership bid against House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) last month by pitching himself as someone who could appeal better to the white working-class voters who helped propel Trump's Electoral College victory in states like Ohio. Although Ryan lost handily to Pelosi, it's possible he could run for governor in Ohio in two years.