Among emerging definitions of “covfefe,” one is “to be duped in a bargain; to posture without negotiating substance.”
On May 22nd, the Carrier plant in Indianapolis announced it is laying off more than 600 employees.
Last fall, President Trump struck a deal with Carrier to save many of those jobs, but Carrier’s last week action nullifies that action.
This betrayal recalls Trump’s tweets as president-elect, e.g., “Chuck Jones, who is President of United Steelworkers 1999, has done a terrible job representing workers. No wonder companies flee country!”
In another post, Trump added, "If United Steelworkers 1999 was any good, they would have kept those jobs in Indiana. Spend more time working-less time talking. Reduce dues."
Wrong. And wrong. The real reason that Carrier is moving jobs it promised to keep in Indy? Covfefe.
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