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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWatching these Trump steelworker props is sad
Trump trotting out these workers in hard hats to think him for opening their closed plants. Like his other promises, their excitement will be gone when he moves on to another distraction.
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Watching these Trump steelworker props is sad (Original Post)
ksoze
Mar 2018
OP
Where are the laid off Carrier plant guys? When will the props realize they are props and the
Fred Sanders
Mar 2018
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Stinky The Clown
(67,817 posts)1. I completely agree
Sad
Dumb
HipChick
(25,485 posts)2. They look fucking stoopid...If I am going to the WH,
I am wearing a nice suit....
underpants
(182,868 posts)3. How much of this is really just for the special election in PA?
I wonder.
onethatcares
(16,178 posts)4. he should have bussed in
the clean coal guys and the guys from Carrier to reinforce his pitch........... Geez, it's not like anyone can read about how great those two industries are doing.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)6. Where are the laid off Carrier plant guys? When will the props realize they are props and the
fake President does not give two fucks about them?
onethatcares
(16,178 posts)7. if they are like the layed off steel workers from years ago
they are carefully wrapping the machines and equipment to be moved to Mexico so they get their severance.
If they don't, it's good bye unemployment compensation. Like they're going to be retrained elsewhere.
procon
(15,805 posts)5. Trump really thought about his props before picking a black one, a white one, and a woman. nt
Wounded Bear
(58,693 posts)8. Yeah, Trump thinks "labor" looks like The Village People...
Exotica
(1,461 posts)9. I think Trump is trying to resurrect the ancient hardhats v. hippies meme