Trump holds rally in Wisconsin city where his promises of new jobs fell short

[mahatmakanejeeves]

By my estimation, there were about one and a half million people in line by 6:00 a.m.

Reuters
Trump holds rally in Wisconsin city where his promises of new jobs fell short

Gram Slattery
Updated Tue, June 18, 2024 at 6:04 PM EDT
3 min read

By Gram Slattery

RACINE, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Donald Trump addressed supporters on Tuesday at a rally in Racine, Wisconsin, seeking to present himself as the best candidate for the U.S. economy even as a major local factory that he broke ground on six years ago ended up a flop.

The Republican former president was in this largely working-class, lakeside city in 2018 to celebrate what was expected to be a $10 billion investment by Taiwanese technology group Foxconn. During his 2017 to 2021 term, Trump touted the facility, designed to produce TVs, as an example of how his "America First" policies had rejuvenated American manufacturing.

But while Foxconn originally forecast 13,000 new jobs at the factory, the company now expects to create only about 1,500 positions. Vacant fields west of downtown Racine, threaded by empty roadways, serve as a local symbol of unmet promises.

The company, which did not respond to a request for comment, previously said that it changed its plans due to a reduction in projected demand for the factory's products. .. "I think people look at it as a joke," said Nancy Anderson, a 67-year-old retired teacher, while having breakfast at a local cafe.

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[MOMFUDSKI]

1. Known as the Foxconn

con. Many people were put out of their homes.

[MyOwnPeace]

2. And remember Lordstown, Ohio..........

Where he told people not to sell and move - he was going to bring them more and better jobs. He lied about that one too.
I can’t believe how ANYONE in Ohio can vote for that liar - and their fake-hillbilly Vance too!

[raising2moredems]

3. don't get me started on vance and his "mammaw"...

my mother, who grew up in the Cumberland Gap area and was known for few, if any, profane words, had quite the diatribe about vance's "hillbilly ellegy and his "mammaw". Her rarely used profanity was on full display after reading his "book". I've not finished it (mom died a couple of years ago) but I saw Hollywood's "version" - about made me sick. If any single behavior was from a minority old vance and his party would be squealing like Ned Beatty in Deliverance. But white folks can get away with that type of behavior. And since old vancy-boy married a furener. One who teleworks for a SF company. What a crock of shit.