Trump still works on Thanksgiving to keep factories in the US

(Baonghean.vn) - Despite the Thanksgiving holiday in the US, President-elect Donald Trump is still working hard to keep the Carrier air conditioning plant in Indiana. This plant is planning to move to Mexico in 2019.

Donald Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence.

In February, Carrier announced plans to close its Indiana plant, which is expected to take place in 2019. Product oversight president Chris Nelson said moving the plant to Mexico would help the company control costs more effectively, and that new policies were also part of the reason.

The closure of the Carrier air conditioning plant will cost the Indiana economy $100 million and cost 1,000 jobs. This has Donald Trump on edge. During his campaign, he called the plan to close the Indiana plants “disgusting” and “anti-American.” He has given a 100% guarantee that the plants will not move if he is elected. Trump said:

“100%, that's what's going to happen. It's not that the ability to keep them (the plants) is 80 or 95%, it's 100%.”

Back on Thanksgiving, Donald Trump shared on Twitter: “I am working hard on Thanksgiving trying to keep Carrier in the United States (Indiana). Progress is being made and we will know soon.”

Donald Trump said he still had to work on Thanksgiving on Twitter.

Carrier quickly responded, also on Twitter, saying: “Carrier has engaged with the incoming US administration and we look forward to working together. Nothing to announce at this time.”

This incident is similar to an exchange Trump had with Ford Motor Company a week ago. At that time, Trump also “boasted” on Twitter that he had to work hard with CEO Bill Ford to keep the Lincoln car factory in Kintucky, instead of moving it to Mexico. However, this is a somewhat exaggerated statement by Trump, because in fact, the Lincoln car factory remaining in Kentucky was Ford’s previous plan./.

Quan Le

(According to Washington Post)