Trump Blames Workers For Losing Jobs Trump Claims He Saved

Tonight Donald Trump blamed the union for losing the jobs that Trump “saved”. Yes, I know that statement does not make any sense, but we are now living in Trump world, where nothing makes sense. Earlier in the day, the head of the union representing the Carrier workers, Chuck Jones, pointed out that Trump came to his factory earlier this week saying he had saved 1,100 jobs, when in fact only a little more than 700 jobs would be saved and more than 500 workers would still lose there jobs. Earlier in the week, Jones had said that Trump came to the factory and “lied his ass off”.

As Boeing found out yesterday, our dear leader must not be criticized. Trump responded to the union leader in a couple of tweets tonight that said, “Chuck Jones, who is President of United Steelworkers 1999, has done a terrible job representing workers. No wonder companies flee country! If United Steelworkers 1999 was any good, they would have kept those jobs in Indiana. Spend more time working-less time talking. Reduce dues.” Of course, union dues have nothing to do with why Carrier wants to move those jobs to Mexico. It is $6/hour labor and the chance to reap even more profits that is driving the offshoring of these jobs.

So now we have the spectacle of Trump blaming the workers for losing the jobs that Trump claimed he alone “saved”. That’s really standing up for the working class. You can’t make it up.

Update: Within minutes after Trump’s tweets, Jones started getting threatening calls saying things like “What kind of car do you drive”? and “We’re coming for you”. “Nothing that says they’re gonna kill me, but, you know, you better keep your eye on your kids,” Jones said later on MSNBC. “We know what car you drive. Things along those lines.” Trump’s brownshirts are flexing their muscles…