Carrier Employee Feels Trump Lied to Workers About Deal: ‘It Was a Dog and Pony Show’

‘It Was a Dog and Pony Show’: Carrier Employee Feels Trump Lied to Workers About Deal (Mediaite)

Earlier this week, the union representing workers at the Carrier plant in Indianapolis in which President-elect Donald Trump declared a job-saving victory hit back at Trump. They pointed out that they were given a bit of a bait-and-switch over the number of factory jobs that would remain at the plant rather than move to Mexico.

Instead of the 1,100 figure that Trump told the workers during his appearance, the number was actually 730. With the closure of another plant in Indiana, Carrier is sending roughly 1,300 jobs down south, including around 550 from the Indianapolis factory.

One of the union’s spokesmen, TJ Bray, showed up on CNN today to further discuss his disappointment over this revelation. Speaking to host Kate Bolduan, Bray explained that Trump’s initial number included about 400 R&D jobs that were never scheduled to leave.