"If it weren't for me, this place would've been closed."
Read all about it. When I can, I'll post the fact-check of this talk. I think the computers blew up trying to handle the stack overflow.
Remarks by President Trump at Lima Army Tank Plant
NATIONAL SECURITY & DEFENSE
Issued on: March 20, 2019
Joint Systems Manufacturing Center
Lima, Ohio
3:15 P.M. EDT
AUDIENCE: USA! USA! USA! (Applause.)
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THE PRESIDENT: I had union leaders in the White House a few months ago the biggest guys. Nice guys, but theyre Democrats no matter what. Okay? And you see where thats taken you. That wouldve been catastrophic. But I had them in, and we explained how good it was for the car industry, for this, for that. They said, Oh, thank you, sir. Thank you. Thank you. Oh, this is unbelievable. Thank you, sir.
But then I see one of the guys the next day on a television show. The I think it was called Deface the Nation. (Laughter.) And ladies and gentlemen, Deface the Nation. And hes saying how hes a Democrat and he wants Democrat policies which were, by the way, putting everybody in the poorhouse.
But I just left the guy. Hes hugging me, kissing me, telling him what an unbelievable deal. Nobody else could do it. And the next day, hes on there talking about stuff.
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C_U_L8R
(44,897 posts)Ohiogal
(31,669 posts)and the base laps it up with a spoon.
True Blue American
(17,972 posts)I just hope it is not encased in gold now.
Next stop, Lordstown.
Ohiogal
(31,669 posts)nonsensical fantasy land talk as if he is a Big Shot Mafia Don? uugghh
The Genealogist
(4,723 posts)and shit sandwiches. Instead of saying "WTF did he just say?" thdy print it on t-shirts or act like it is in Waco poetry fro the divine.
mahatmakanejeeves
(56,902 posts)If it weren't for me, this wouldn't have been done.
Jackie Borchardt and Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati Enquirer Published 5:37 p.m. ET March 20, 2019 | Updated 5:37 p.m. ET March 20, 2019
LIMA President Donald Trump blamed Democratic union leaders for General Motors' decision to shutter a plant in Lordstown, Ohio, eliminating about 1,700 jobs.
The plant finished its final Chevrolet Cruze on March 6, but Trump had said little on the topic until this weekend. Trump tweeted Sunday that United Auto Workers union leader David Green needed to get his act together. "Stop complaining and get the job done!"
Three days later, Trump was in Lima, Ohio, for his first visit to the Buckeye State since the midterm elections in November.
He once again attacked union leaders and claimed their dues were too high during a Wednesday visit to the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center, which makes the 1M Abrams tank.
The Enquirer takes a look at that claim and others Trump made during his 50-minute speech.
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From the New York Times:
Fact-Checking Trumps Misleading Claims on McCain, Tanks and G.D.P. Growth
President Trump, speaking in Ohio, exaggerated his role in Mr. McCains funeral, mischaracterized the senators record on veterans issues and cited misleading statistics on the economy and tanks.
By Linda Qiu
March 20, 2019
WHAT MR. TRUMP SAID
John McCain received a fake and phony dossier. Did you hear about the dossier? It was paid for by Crooked Hillary Clinton. Right? And John McCain got it he got it. And what did he do? He didnt call me. He turned it over to the F.B.I., hoping to put me in jeopardy.
This is misleading.
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Curious about the accuracy of a claim? Email factcheck@nytimes.com.
Linda Qiu is a fact-check reporter, based in Washington. She came to The Times in 2017 from the fact-checking service PolitiFact. @ylindaqiu
Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)Please order replacement asap.
Harker
(13,880 posts)and we'll get what we really want and need.
Historic NY
(37,449 posts)In 2012, the Obama administration sought to close the Lima plant as part of the mandated budget sequestration process. Fortunately, the Republican-led Congress rejected that move and appropriated enough funds to keep the factory in business but the number of employees fell sharply, to just 75.