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Trump lied to Michigan today about
1) booming auto plants & 2) it’s all because of him.
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http://1.Net loss of 2 auto plants since he took office:
(Warren transmission and a Ford engine plant in Romeo. A shuttered Detroit Chrysler plant is being retooled.
1) booming auto plants & 2) it’s all because of him.
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http://1.Net loss of 2 auto plants since he took office:
(Warren transmission and a Ford engine plant in Romeo. A shuttered Detroit Chrysler plant is being retooled.
2. Another major loss is Great Lakes Steel, which for more than 100 years sustained the community of Ecorse. Hear from some of the workers here: https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/laid-off-steelworkers-in-michigan-say-trump-didn-t-keep-business-promises-90630725630
3.Also not true no plants were opening before Trump took office. Here’s two examples: Ford Dearborn Truck in ’04 and Lansing GM assembly in 2006.
4.COVID is no excuse.
Jobs were ticking down even BEFORE COVID.
4.COVID is no excuse.
Jobs were ticking down even BEFORE COVID.
“There was not some rocket ship kind of thing going on here that all of a sudden got messed up by the pandemic,” said Kristin Dziczek of the Ctr. for Automotive Research. Peak auto sales were in 2016/17
5.OVERALL, when Obama/Biden took over in Jan. 2009 MI unemployment was 13%; When he left it was 4.6%. Obama is credited with helping to save the auto industry with the auto bailout.
6.Wages in Michigan are lower today than in 1979, adjusted for inflation.
6.Wages in Michigan are lower today than in 1979, adjusted for inflation.
7. Overall manufacturing jobs as of Oct. are DOWN 10% in MI, according to BLS.