Trump threatens GM:"Better damn well open a new plant...you're playing around with the wrong person"

[Mrs. Overall]

https://thehill.com/policy/finance/418293-trump-blasts-gm-for-plans-to-idle-ohio-factory?__twitter_impression=true

President Trump said Monday that he urged General Motors CEO and chairman Mary Barra to continue producing cars in Ohio after the company announced it planned to idle its sole assembly plant in the state.

Trump told reporters at the White House on Monday that he told Barra that GM “better get back in” Ohio “soon” and assign a new product to the Lordstown, Ohio plant that could soon be shuttered by the company.

Trump also told the Wall Street Journal in a Monday interview that he asked Barra on Sunday to stop making cars in China and that the company “better damn well open a new plant there very quickly.”

“I love Ohio,” Trump said, according to the Journal. “I told them, ‘you’re playing around with the wrong person.’”

[spanone]

1. Perhaps she should tell him to stick his threat up his big ass.

[manor321]

2. Republican voters tell me they are for the "free market"

[at140]

4. Republican voters...

Majority of them are either selfish or stupid.

[guillaumeb]

18. Many of them are both. eom

[Garrett78]

5. They say the darndest things. Adorable. Just adorable.

[ck4829]

26. Yeah, free market... as in free for me; poor, black, Muslims, and single mothers need to pay though

[justgamma]

52. That was so 90's.

I remember when the Cons used to go around yelling "free trade". Grassley was on TV every other day accusing the Dems of being "protectionists". Did they all switch when Don the Con took over? I really don't remember.

[treestar]

62. talk about government regulation

Orange Donald sounds like a fascist dictator here.

[bluestarone]

3. I know I know I know You've all heard this before

He will DESTROY America if someone doesn't STOP him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[brooklynite]

6. What if bluster doesn't scare people anymore?

[ProfessorGAC]

43. It Already Doesn't

You think the people that run GM didn't know the buffoon would say something like this?
If they were actually scared they'd close plants in Mexico & Cntrl America
They're not afraid of that twit!

[gratuitous]

7. Ooooh, he's so tough

He even said "damn"! I can just see Susan Collins swooning into the arms of Lindsay Graham. Or vice versa.

[Corvo Bianco]

55. Hahh. The Senate breaks into a ballroom dance when one of their

Brave strong men drops a curse.

[Initech]

8. Imagine the uproar if a democratic president had threatened businesses the way President T is doing.

We'd never hear the end of it.

[Chemisse]

13. Awww. You're using the cute and affectionate nickname he gave himself. n/t

[Initech]

16. Yup, and I wont stop there, either!

[First Speaker]

20. JFK basically did with Big Steel in 1962...

...though he was much more gentlemanly than Trump was. And indeed, steel backed down. This led to one of the great poilitical quotes of the 20th century: Kennedy quoting his father--"all businessmen are sons of bitches". The old pirate would have known, if anybody did...

[Eliot Rosewater]

29. Your comment is 4,376th of "what if this was a Democrat"

#1 was how BOTH parties would have impeached ANY democrat on day 2 due to emoluments clause violations

[Baitball Blogger]

9. Is this an example of massive government intrusion on a private corporation?

Truly amazing.

[beachbum bob]

10. Bottom line, trump/GOP policies will make Ohio solid blue...

They all know that.

[Jarqui]

11. GM is shutting 5 plants in North America

https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/26/business/gm-oshawa-plant/index.html

GM said it would shut operations at plants in Detroit; Oshawa, Ontario; Warren, Ohio; White Marsh, Maryland; and Warren, Michigan.

so Trump protecting the Rust Belt is blowing up in his face

Let's not forget the history:

June 2018: Trump’s tariffs will lead to a ’smaller GM’, automaker warns
https://business.financialpost.com/transportation/autos/detrimental-to-the-future-gm-joins-automakers-warning-of-effects-of-trump-auto-tariffs

“Increased import tariffs could lead to a smaller GM, a reduced presence at home and abroad for this iconic American company, and risk less — not more — U.S. jobs,” GM said in a submission to the U.S. Department of Commerce that was published Friday.

“The penalties we could incur from tariffs and increased costs will be detrimental to the future industrial strength and readiness of manufacturing operations in the United States, and could lead to negative consequences for our company and U.S. economic security.”

If Trump loses the Rust Belt, he has no path to reelection. He's done.

[Hassler]

12. Bwahahahaha...

[Squinch]

14. Ignorant asshole.

[madashelltoo]

15. The CEO is a WOMAN . . .

So, she BETTER get back in Ohio because he needs the state to win again. The Tangerine Terrorist is a real ball of suspense. We ALWAYS know what he meant.

[Paladin]

25. Exactly. trump wouldn't be making threats like that to a male CEO. (nt)

[Wellstone ruled]

17. Hey Dumb Donnie,

how did that work out for you and Carrier Air?

So it ended up being 300 people left and they will be gone withing two years.

[superpatriotman]

19. Phony Soprano does not approve

Such a manly man

[moondust]

21. Or else what, capo Don?

Whatcha gonna do, whatcha gonna do?

[sakabatou]

22. Such a petulant child

[malaise]

23. He's a raving lunatic

That is all

[mokawanis]

24. "better damn well open a new plant there very quickly."

or what, you'll have another public tantrum and make some more empty threats on twitter?

[EarlG]

27. He'll HUFF! And he'll PUFF!

And then someone will have to fetch his golf cart because he'll be out of breath.

[FSogol]

37. Perfect!

[area51]

28. The king has spoken.

[MaryMagdaline]

30. So he's going to nationalize the auto industry?

[Mc Mike]

41. +1000, thanks, MM. Nt

[uponit7771]

61. +1

[duforsure]

31. This will cause more companies to move out of this country

From trump , and his threats. He'll rob them blind if they stay and he'll shake them down for campaign contributions or else, and bleed them dry. He wants to set it up like putin did in russia, where all the most corrupt get control of all businesses, and the rest are robbed.

[onethatcares]

34. you are seeing the future.

I thought the same. An oligarchy where he's the top dog.

I'm not sure if he can do it here as Putin did in Russia, but I think there will be a run for it.

[shanny]

56. agree...except the most corrupt are pretty much already in charge

I do have faith that rumpy can make it worse

[Cousin Dupree]

32. And the decision made by a woman too. Imagine that, Donny.

[dlk]

33. The Fact that this Decision was Made by a Woman is No Doubt Like Salt on a Wound for Trump

[ProudLib72]

35. Oh boy, here we go!

[erpowers]

50. Fake Tweet

Please tell me that is a fake tweet. Maybe it is cheaper to build a car company than I think, but I think it is a great deal harder to start a car company than he seems to think. How does he plan to get the money to start a car company? Does he plan on getting a licensing deal with a car maker?

[tblue37]

54. Pretty sure that is satire. nt

[ProudLib72]

57. The best satire is that which not entirely out of the realm of possibility

Take two idiotic things the Rump has said and combine them to make a new idiotic thing.

[tblue37]

59. I think Poe's Law is relevant to that apparent Trump post. nt

[ooky]

36. He knew these closings were coming while he lied about "bringing back jobs"

at his rallies right before the election.

[no_hypocrisy]

38. Or else what? You'll grab her by the pussy?

A meaningless real estate developer from the past is telling a CEO of a major American manufacturer how to run a business?

$1 billion lost already. She has to stem the bleeding or GM would go bankrupt.

[Takket]

39. It is worse...

Hasn’t been publicized much GM isn’t the only auto maker about to slash jobs and its product line

[roamer65]

45. Ford is cutting deeper.

Almost their whole passenger car line.

[Takket]

47. and probably about the same number of people as GM.............

[Liberal In Texas]

40. Let's see, Ohio swing state...

Ergo, Trump motive.

Also, what's he going to do if GM doesn't open another plant in Ohio? Which they probably won't.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

42. They lost a billion dollars due to Trump tariffs

Maybe Cheetolini can loan them the money.

[roamer65]

44. Ms Barra isn't going to back down.

She’s making a purely business decision based on passenger vehicle demand. She has no choice, as her duty is to stockholders, not the POS squatting in the WH.

GM can not afford to subsidize unprofitable product lines, especially in the face of increasing raw material costs...via tariffs.

[allgood33]

46. They got their tax cuts and tax breaks...they are done!

[DFW]

48. No sweat, if that's what you want Donald.

You're a rich guy. Help them out and buy ten million Cadillacs, and everyone will be happy.

[erpowers]

49. GM Should Stop Making Cars in China When

GM should stop making cars in China when the Trump family stops making products in China and other low wage countries. More news media and business people need to call Trump out on this issue. How can Trump demand companies stop making their products in a cheaper country like China when he and his daughter make their products in cheap labor countries like China and other low wage countries? When will all the Trump products be brought to America?

[tblue37]

51. Oooohhhh! Scary! I'm sure he has them trembling in their boots. nt

[John Fante]

53. Ooh scary. He's a regular Don Cheeto Corleone.

[ooky]

58. Well, everyone losing their jobs must surely feel better now

after hearing Trump talk tough to GM.

[Vinca]

60. The irony is, the Trump family probably made a fortune yesterday on rising GM stock prices.

Rich get richer, poor get poorer.