Daily Archives: Mon, May 20th, 2019

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Trump Congratulates Himself for Auto Jobs as Ford Cuts An Estimated 2,300 Salaried Employees

As Trump congratulated himself for auto jobs — in March, hyperventilating over Ford investing money in Flat Rock, Michigan, claiming that companies were “pouring back into the United States” because “they want to be where the action is” — the number 2 automaker Ford was actually restructuring and planning to cut 10% of its global salaried workforce.

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Rural Iowans ponder Trump alternatives as China trade war drags on

U.S. farmers, who helped carry Trump to his surprise 2016 election win, have been among the hardest hit as China has imposed tariffs on imports of U.S. agricultural products including soybeans, pork and grain sorghum in response to U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods.

Now, increasing frustrations over the prolonged dispute are prompting some rural residents in Iowa, home of the first presidential nominating contest in February, to consider candidates other than President Donald Trump in the 2020 election.

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