We reported on how a union boss (not *bass*) was ripping into Trump for deceptively exaggerating how many jobs he saved in the Carrier deal.
The Donald did not appreciate being contradicted:
Chuck Jones, who is President of United Steelworkers 1999, has done a terrible job representing workers. No wonder companies flee country!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 8, 2016
The Twitterati suspect that he was watching this segment on CNN with Chuck Jones when he tweeted out angrily:
Pres. of United Steelworkers Union on @Carrier deal: “What nobody’s mentioning is 550 people are losing their jobs” https://t.co/SxPg1jZHk9
— OutFrontCNN (@OutFrontCNN) December 8, 2016
If he’s right, it would be perfectly in character with Trump’s pattern of exaggerating for the sake of his self-aggrandizement. But then, he’s a union goon, so who knows?
Anyway, he went back on the show after the Trump tweet to respond:
.@Carrier union boss rejoins @ErinBurnett, says re: Trump’s negative tweet about him: “I think it’s pretty low down” https://t.co/yZOcQGrjEo
— OutFrontCNN (@OutFrontCNN) December 8, 2016
I imagine we’ll be seeing a lot of these Twitter feuds with President Trumpy.
Read more about the Carrier deal here.
UPDATE:
If United Steelworkers 1999 was any good, they would have kept those jobs in Indiana. Spend more time working-less time talking. Reduce dues
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 8, 2016
OK, this is just kinda funny…