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What Did You Get Me For Made in America Week?
A suit or tie from the Trump Collection? (Made in China and Mexico)
Perhaps stylish bag from the Ivanka Trump line? (Made in Bangladesh, Indonesia, and China)
I think a "MAGA" cap. (Stitched in America. Fabric from Vietnam)
Trump’s ‘Made In America’ Week Is Already Backfiring Spectacularly
President Donald Trump is set to declare this week “Made In America” week to help promote products manufactured in the United States, according to The Hill.
But he’s already coming under fire for the move, given that Trump-branded products are often manufactured overseas.
Many of Trump’s clothing items have been made in Mexico and China. During the campaign last year, his use of steel and aluminum from China became a campaign issue.
And just last week, The Washington Post reported on the fashion line of first daughter and White House aide Ivanka Trump, finding that much of it is made by low-wage workers in countries such as Bangladesh, Indonesia and China.
White House spokeswoman Helen Aguirre Ferre was asked on Sunday if the president would use “Made in America” week to push his daughter to make those products in the United States. 
We live in a time in which decent and otherwise sensible people are surrendering too easily to the hectoring of morons or extremists.
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Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.
We live in a time in which decent and otherwise sensible people are surrendering too easily to the hectoring of morons or extremists.
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How dumb does Trump think we are? I listened to his speech about 'made in America, buy American' and all the while most of his family's stuff is manufactured overseas. Boy, I really hate when someone thinks I'm a stupid chump.
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When I heard about his "Made in America" week declaration I interpreted it as another attempt at diversion to get the focus off his family, his failure to get anything worthwhile done, and the growing Russia story.
Unfortunately this miscalculated, lame attempt put more focus on his family and their ties (no pun intended) to overseas manufacturing and product sourcing. Hypocrisy at its best.
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Rongone wrote:
When I heard about his "Made in America" week declaration I interpreted it as another attempt at diversion to get the focus off his family, his failure to get anything worthwhile done, and the growing Russia story.
Unfortunately this miscalculated, lame attempt put more focus on his family and their ties (no pun intended) to overseas manufacturing and product sourcing. Hypocrisy at its best.
IF he and his family practiced what they preached then perhaps people would stop laughing at this hypocritical pronouncement.
"Do not confuse motion and progress, A rocking horse keeps moving but does not make any progress"
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And now, this:
Mar-a-Lago requests permission for more foreign workers during "Made in America" week
The Trump family's Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, has submitted requests with the Department of Labor to hire 70 foreign workers. The club recently asked for permission to hire 15 housekeepers, 20 cooks and 35 waiters on H-2B visas, according to DOL filings made public Thursday during the White House's "Made in America"-themed week.
The visas are granted when there are supposedly not enough American workers willing to do the jobs. The foreign employees would work October through May, during the club's regular season. Earlier this week, President Trump expanded the national cap on H-2B visas by 15,000 people. But those moves seem to clash somewhat with the White House's proclamation that this week is "Made in America" week, as the president promotes products made in the U.S.
On Thursday, Mr. Trump announced three companies -- Merck, Pfizer and Corning -- have created a new partnership to manufacture glass packaging for medication in the U.S., saying it would generate 1,000 new jobs for Americans.
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Here we go ................... The Trump family's Mar-a-Lago Club requests 70 visas for foreign workers during "Made in America Week" and it's reported in the news along with a request for another 15,000 visas for foreign workers.
Do we condemn the media for reporting it or call it 'fake news'?
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Here we go ................... The Trump family's Mar-a-Lago Club requests 70 visas for foreign workers during "Made in America Week" and it's reported in the news along with a request for another 15,000 visas for foreign workers.
Do we condemn the media for reporting it or call it 'fake news'?
He is SUCH a Hypocrite !
"Do not confuse motion and progress, A rocking horse keeps moving but does not make any progress"