Trump Takes Credit for Keeping a Ford Plant in the U.S. — But It Wasn't Leaving Anyway
Business Nov 18 2016, 1:24 pm ET
Trump Takes Credit for Keeping a Ford Plant in the U.S. — But It Wasn't Leaving Anyway
by Paul A. Eisenstein
President-elect Donald Trump took credit on Thursday night for saving a Ford manufacturing plant from being moved abroad — even though the plant was never going anywhere.
"Just got a call from my friend Bill Ford, Chairman of Ford, who advised me that he will be keeping the Lincoln plant in Kentucky — no Mexico," he tweeted.
The only problem? Ford had never suggested it would close the plant in question, which employs about 4,700 people. In fact, Ford officials made a commitment in its 2015 contract with the United Auto Workers union to invest $700 million in the Louisville plant during the next four years.
After months of erroneously bashing the automaker in speeches and in social media about its production plans, the tweet seemed like a nice start to a beautiful new friendship - or at least a nice change of pace from a long string of inaccuracies. He even followed it up with another one.
"I worked hard with Bill Ford to keep the Lincoln plant in Kentucky. I owed it to the great state of Kentucky for their confidence in me!" he tweeted.
READ MORE: http://www.nbcnews.com/business/autos/trum...
Trump Takes Credit for Keeping a Ford Plant in the U.S. — But It Wasn't Leaving Anyway
by Paul A. Eisenstein
President-elect Donald Trump took credit on Thursday night for saving a Ford manufacturing plant from being moved abroad — even though the plant was never going anywhere.
"Just got a call from my friend Bill Ford, Chairman of Ford, who advised me that he will be keeping the Lincoln plant in Kentucky — no Mexico," he tweeted.
The only problem? Ford had never suggested it would close the plant in question, which employs about 4,700 people. In fact, Ford officials made a commitment in its 2015 contract with the United Auto Workers union to invest $700 million in the Louisville plant during the next four years.
After months of erroneously bashing the automaker in speeches and in social media about its production plans, the tweet seemed like a nice start to a beautiful new friendship - or at least a nice change of pace from a long string of inaccuracies. He even followed it up with another one.
"I worked hard with Bill Ford to keep the Lincoln plant in Kentucky. I owed it to the great state of Kentucky for their confidence in me!" he tweeted.
READ MORE: http://www.nbcnews.com/business/autos/trum...
Which one are you going to believe, FORD or TRUMP and why?