The Latest: Trump says US will buy, hire American

[DonViejo]

Source: Associated Press

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on President-elect Donald Trump (all times EST):

10:55 a.m.

President-elect Donald Trump has tweeted that his administration will buy American and hire American.

Trump has made the promise before. His tweet Thursday morning follows news that fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, continuing a nearly two-year trend that suggests his administration is inheriting a solid job market.

And it follows his comments Wednesday praising plans by a Japanese mogul to bring jobs to the U.S.

Trump tweeted: “My administration will follow two simple rules: BUY AMERICAN and HIRE AMERICAN! #USA.”

Read more: http://www.salon.com/2016/12/29/the-latest-trump-says-us-will-buy-hire-american/

[LonePirate]

1. Shouldn't he start leading by example?

He certainly doesn't hire or buy American.

[mdbl]

4. No Kidding!

Anything his company(s) produce is overseas. What a joke!

[Blue Shoes]

7. Hypocrite to the bitter end.

[greymattermom]

2. so if he doesn't separate his administration from his business

won't his business have to follow those rules too?

[greatauntoftriplets]

3. What a hypocrite.

[atreides1]

5. He might want to let his Republican Congress know that!

Didn't the House Republicans take out a requirement to buy American made steel for EPA projects, I think it was part of the CR that President Obama recently signed?

Just another Trump lie...

[delisen]

6. The Trump family businesses export jobs and import labor-such hypocrisy! n/t

[muntrv]

8. Make your Trump line in the USA, then we'll talk.

[MBS]

9. US government already does that.

As a tiny example, Federal employees on official trips are required to fly American carriers. This has been a rule for DECADES.

I am already tired of Trump's misrepresentation and lies - and he isn't even president yet.

[frazzled]

12. Yeah, the Buy American Act of 1933 is still in effect

with a few complex additions over the years.

https://www.hollandhart.com/pdf/buying-american-country-of-origin-requirements-in-us-government-contracts.pdf

What non-Americans (aside from interpreters in war zones overseas, etc.) does DJT think we hire in the US government? And which contracts for goods and services is he going to scuttle?

[MBS]

13. Thanks for this link. n/t

[mahatmakanejeeves]

19. Yeah, but we're using made-in-China Dell laptops.

Dell might be American, but their computers come from somewhere else.

[MBS]

21. yup, it's complicated, of course. n/t

[tammywammy]

22. Also includes contractors that bill the government the Fly America Act

You have to go as far as you can on a US flagged carrier.

[MBS]

23. That's correct.

"frazzled's" link is a really useful confirmation of all of this, if you need to offer supporting evidence to anyone.

[Gothmog]

10. Will this rule apply to Trump's organization?

[erpowers]

11. Trump's Own Company

Didn't Trump's own company just ask for waivers to hire foreign workers? Also, aren't Republicans already trying to end the buy American provision in U.S. law?

[Initech]

14. Did he forget to say "OR ELSE!!!"?

[7962]

15. Guess he better tell his own companies of the new rules! nt

[nykym]

16. Then why the need to hire foriegn workers?

Trump Vineyard Estates LLC filed a request Dec. 2 with the Labor Department for six H2 visas, which permit U.S. employers to hire foreigners for seasonal jobs such as pruning grapevines, which is what the request said. The request was posted online by the Labor Department on Wednesday and first reported by BuzzFeed News.

The workers are needed to prune the vines on the estate, the Labor application said, and they would be paid $10.72 per hour for a 40-hour, six-day week. The jobs are anticipated to last from January to June.

Source:Washington Post
http://tinyurl.com/gw6urh7

[Retrograde]

18. "Do as I say, not as I do"

Typical response from hypocrites.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

20. Trump vineyard seeks Labor Department approval to hire foreign workers

Virginia Politics

Trump vineyard seeks Labor Department approval to hire foreign workers

By Patricia Sullivan December 23

[email protected]
@psullivan1

Federal ethics experts for former Democratic and Republican administrations warned Thursday that President-elect Donald Trump is creating a major conflict of interest by allowing his Virginia vineyard to seek special temporary visas for foreign workers.

Trump, who is president of the Charlottesville vineyard that applied this month for H2 visas for six foreign workers, will soon run the U.S. government, which determines whether to grant those visas.
....

Trump Vineyard Estates LLC filed a request Dec. 2 with the Labor Department for six H2 visas, which permit U.S. employers to hire foreigners for seasonal jobs such as pruning grapevines, which is what the request said. The request was posted online by the Labor Department on Wednesday and first reported by BuzzFeed News.

The workers are needed to prune the vines on the estate, the Labor application said, and they would be paid $10.72 per hour for a 40-hour, six-day week. The jobs are anticipated to last from January to June.

Agricultural and Food Processing Clearance Order ETA Form 790

[dixiegrrrrl]

30. I just happen to have Trump's twitter feed open

and I just happen to know that he has an eagle eye for any comments made to him on Twitter.

So, off I go to mention the Vineyards immigration issue.....

[nykym]

31. Way to go!

Keep us informed if you hit a nerve!

[bdamomma]

17. isn't he bullying these companies to stay in the US???

I hope all the constitutional lawyers will be going for the kill when he gets in office.

[IronLionZion]

24. Does he mean contractors too?

You'd be shocked how many federal contractors are not US citizens. If you don't work in contracting you wouldn't believe it.

I don't want to throw anyone under the bus, but it is hundreds of thousands of jobs across many areas. Are they going to require Americans to be the cleaning and maintenance and food service staff too?

[Ms. Toad]

25. Just like his companys do.

[MFM008]

26. Asshat

Looking for slogans only.

[gwheezie]

27. Does this mean he's going to be naked?

To prove his point, he needs to get on TV & remove all his not made in America clothes

[Warpy]

28. Plutocrats will scream about losing H1B visa people who work cheaper.

Well, if they haven't started to scream, already. Like all the stuff this man-baby puts on Twitter, it's as empty as he is.

He won't buy American because there's too much stuff that is no longer made here, like the sheets and towels in the White House. He won't force his cronies to hire Americans because they'll scream about having to pay prevailing wages.

[louis-t]

29. Remember when bush and his cronies bragged about creating 33,000

jobs in one month? It takes 125,000 a month just to keep up with demand. It's all marketing.

[leftyladyfrommo]

32. What about Ivanka?

Her stuff is made in Africa because it's cheaper than China.

[Nac Mac Feegle]

33. DEEDS NOT WORDS n/t