In April, when Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump first campaigned in Pittsburgh, he promised thousands of attendees at a Downtown rally that he would bring back the steel industry. This was his first “Make America Steel Again” mention, and Trump continued to make this claim at events across the country in the following months.
Now, a new article shows that while Trump claims to be a supporter of the U.S. steel industry, he actually avoided using American-made steel for two of his last three construction projects. Instead, he opted to use Chinese-manufactured steel, according to Newsweek. Trump International Hotel Las Vegas was completed in 2008 and used Chinese steel, as did Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago, which opened in 2009. (Trump has been very critical of China and trade policies in speeches.)
And Rick Bloomingdale, president of Pennsylvania American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), said this is further prof that Trump is a “fraud.”
“Donald Trump claims to care about improving the economy for American workers, but his track record proves he’s a hypocrite,” said Bloomingdale in a press release. “His use of Chinese steel falls in line with his history of producing Trump products overseas, showing little concern for working families who depend on good manufacturing jobs.”
Pennsylvania AFL-CIO secretary Frank Snyder said Trump cannot be trusted to help steelworkers.
“Trump has a proven history of choosing to fill his own pockets rather than those of American workers,” said Snyder in a press release. “Working people can’t risk a Trump presidency, which would be driven by corporate greed.”
We can’t say we are that surprised about this latest Trump revelation, since he has a knack for making empty promises on Pennsylvania industry. Last month, City Paper pointed out Trump’s claims to unleash the fracking industry were mostly bogus, since the industry has been mostly free of strict regulations for years.
Just 35 more days till the election.
This article appears in Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2016.
Realky… that is because if Nafta aka clinton you will write any crap… I am in Pittsburgh and ALL you see are TRUMP signs. Did you forget Clintin said she would bring back steel but not coal…. guess wgat no cosl no sterl it us a main ingredient. Guess the Clintin foundation funded articles are not persuading anyone. Go Trump.
What is pghcitypaper? Bogus site created by Clinton… l bet every city has a “city psper” website focused on smearing Trump. Won’t work….
Oh he used steel the builders selected no doubt he has contractors for that. Where is your hit piece on Benghazi, Clinton pays no taxes, clinton ha ha ha foundation? Crickets guess we know what pghcitypaper is…. Clinton campaign website
Rises: You claim to live in Pittsburgh, but you never heard of the Pittsburgh City Paper and all you see are Trump signs. Do you actually live in the City of Pittsburgh or in one of the outlying areas?
If you lived in the City, you would see signs for Hillary Clinton. Chances are you would have also seen the City Paper which has been published since the early 1990s.
City paper is definitely connected to Clinton’s campaign. Get over yourself…#TRUMPPENCE2016
Sorry but I do not trust him. I trust the media to be faired than Trump. he may well win, but in my opinion you can kiss your democracy goodbye if he does.
People whining about the paper being linked to Hillary, but are loyal devotees of Fox “News” lol. Trump isn’t going to fix anything. Don’t be so damn gullible. And you call Liberals “sheeple”. How stupid can you be? Trump is a conman. There is no getting around this core trait that is the foundation for the rest of his personality. He is out for him. The more you love him for screwing you over the happier this little man-child will be. If you can listen to trump talk for five minutes and not think he’s a petulant, spoiled, racist, misogynistic, pathetic little person, then it say more about you than it does him.
Douchebag wants to make America great (er)?????? I got a crazy idea. Pay taxes and and I’ll start feeling great!!!!!!
Wow, what a biased article. Is he supposed to pay more for steel and taxes than he has to? He’s in business to make money not give it away. The government has set these conditions and the conditions aren’t good. This is Trump’s whole argument.