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Another damned Trump lie: Iowa machinist unloads on president after his factory shuts down before ChristmasBRAD REED
21 DEC 2018 AT 07:29 ET
Robert Morrison, a machinist who is about to lose his job at a Siemens factory in Burlington, Iowa, unloaded on President Donald Trump in a scalding op-ed in the Guardian on Friday.
While noting that Trump won Iowa in 2016 because he vowed to bring manufacturing jobs back to the American heartland, Morrison says that he has so far completely failed to live up to his promises.
When our plant closes its doors on Friday, we will be saying goodbye to another factory that made America great, he writes. And the unfortunate truth is that the death of our factory and other Siemens-owned facilities across the United States are the result of another damned Donald Trump lie.
Morrison then says he wrote the White House earlier this year and asked Trump to issue an executive order barring all government contractors from offshoring their current employees or else lose their lucrative deals with the government.
The administration responded to him and told him there was nothing they could do to help, however.
Our community is angry, he writes. Im angry. And with the recent news about the mass layoffs at General Motors, it just seems like things keep getting worse for Americas hardworking families. Trump promised to save our jobs and fight for workers. But hes done nothing to stop the layoffs at Siemens or GM. In fact, hes made the problem worse.
Read the whole editorial here.
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https://www.rawstory.com/2018/12/another-damned-trump-lie-iowa-machinist-unloads-president-factory-closes/
muntrv
(14,505 posts)obligated to build in the USA than GM?
DavidDvorkin
(19,406 posts)Fullduplexxx
(7,818 posts)But it was more important for you to "own" the libs ... now you'll have to become a "moocher and taker" and apply for the government handout that you voted to cut and oh yea. and there's a work requirement for it.. thoughts and prayers .... there dont you feel better already?
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Bengus81
(6,907 posts)They have a location in Hutchinson,Ks that's still open.
dreamland
(964 posts)They knew that Obama saved the auto industry but they wanted more and bought into the lies. It's hard not to feel bad for them, but they voted for a guy who made things worse for many of us. I'm more angry than sorry for him.
procon
(15,805 posts)The majority of voters recognized Trump as a fraud, a conman and a lying bamboozler. It didn't take a genius to see past his phony stage show act, so he has no one but himself to blame for situation.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)machined components for Seimans Generators on those Wind Towers. Would help if the story mentioned where these parts are being made at now.