Trump continues to lie to cover up for his broken promises to autoworkers. Meanwhile, General Motors workers are devastated Trump failed to protect their jobs.
LIE: Trump claimed the auto industry was booming even though job growth slowed under Trump.
Associated Press: “Automakers have been steadily hiring since 2010 when Barack Obama was president. But the pace of job gains has slowed considerably since Trump took office, according to the Labor Department.”
LIE: Trump falsely claimed that “auto companies are pouring into the U.S.”
Associated Press: “Crosstown rival Ford Motor Co. is just starting to restructure its white-collar workforce, and thousands are expected to be let go by the middle of next year.”
LIE: Trump repeated his false claim that “big steel is opening and renovating plants all over the country.”
ABC News: “Trump Downplays GM Plant Closings, Repeats False Claim About Steel Plants”
CBS News: “As of October, there were roughly 382,000 U.S. jobs in the manufacturing of primary metals such as steel, down from 622,000 jobs in 2000. Construction spending on factories has yet to significantly take off after having fallen between 2016 and much of 2018.”
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