From Daily Kos: Trump's 'rebuilding and expanding' steel industry has 'got some real problems'
EDITOR'S NOTE: If anybody can say, "I told you so" on the topic of McCarter's story it's Chuck Jones, former president of USW Local 1999 at Carrier Corp. in Indianapolis. He was a featured speaker at the 2017 Kentucky State AFL-CIO convention in Lexington. He told delegates that all along he doubted Trump's promise to bring outsourced jobs home and to keep other jobs stateside. But he conceded that Trump's pledge "resonated with a lot of working people."
Jones recalled that on the campaign trail, Trump never said, "'I’m going to bring my business back in this country' or ‘I’m going to bring my daughter’s business back in this country'....I thought he was full of s--t at the time, and...times went on to prove without a doubt he is."
By JOAN McCARTER
Donald Trump's favorite tough-guy theme with his China tariffs is how he's making "Pennsylvania and USA more prosperous/secure by bringing Steel and Aluminum industries BACK."
Back in January, he claimed "Tariffs on the 'dumping' of Steel in the United States have totally revived our Steel Industry. New and expanded plants are happening all over the U.S. We have not only saved this important industry, but created many jobs. Also, billions paid to our treasury. A BIG WIN FOR U.S." Then in April, "The forgotten voters of the 2016 Election are now doing great," he crowed in April. The Steel Industry is rebuilding and expanding at a pace that it hasn't seen in decades."