During my run for Congress, voters in the 7th Congressional District told me why they planned to vote for Donald Trump - jobs. If we were to believe Trump's tweets, we might think he was making good on his promise. But, 100 days into his presidency and beyond, facts show President Trump's job creation plan is failing.
Trump's tweets applaud his masterminding of 1,100 new GM jobs. Fact? General Motors plans to create 900 new jobs in Michigan over the next 12 months but laid off 1,100 workers in Lansing. Do the math - 900 jobs minus 1,100 jobs equals a loss of 200 GM jobs.
Trump's tweets praise his role in the creation of 47,000 ExxonMobil jobs. Fact? ExxonMobil's job creation plan originated in 2013, during the Obama Administration.
Trump's tweets boast of his role in Carrier's decision to keep 800 jobs in the U.S. Fact? Carrier kept 800 jobs in the U.S. but sent 600 other jobs to Mexico and outsourced 700 additional jobs. More math - 800 jobs minus 1,300 jobs equals a loss of 500 Carrier jobs. Did I forget to mention that Trump and Pence negotiated $7 million in tax incentives for Carrier to keep 700 jobs here, and now they're leaving anyway.
The people of the 7th Congressional District need good jobs. They placed their confidence in a man who tweets that he is the great job creator. President Trump, please spend less time tweeting and more time making good on your promises to voters.
