Donald Trump has a business record of manufacturing… only outside of the country he wants to lead. Ben Carson apparently missed the tags on Trump’s ties, suits and packaging. He said Trump has “passion for the American worker.”
It’s doubtful that American workers who’ve seen their jobs outsourced would agree, Dr. Carson.
Lie: Ben Carson: Donald Trump had “passion for the American worker. “Donald Trump understands this very well. He understands that the blessings of this nation come with the responsibility to ensure that they are available to all, not just the privileged few. This is exemplified by his willingness to take on the establishment against all odds. It is evident in his passion for the American worker.”
The Truth: Donald Trump manufactured all of his ties, tie pins and clips, cufflinks and packaging in China. “As first reported by Salon.com, the Trump wear sold in Macy’s, part of the Donald J. Trump Signature Collection, is manufactured overseas, including ties in more than 50 different styles and colors (all made in China), suits (made in Mexico and Vietnam), and dress shirts (five styles made in China). All the Trump tie pins ($22) and tie clips ($28) are labeled as ‘Made in China,’ as are the cufflinks ($35 to $45 a pair) and even the boxes containing them.” [ABC News, 4/28/11]
Donald Trump manufactured suits in Mexico and Vietnam. “As first reported by Salon.com, the Trump wear sold in Macy’s, part of the Donald J. Trump Signature Collection, is manufactured overseas, including ties in more than 50 different styles and colors (all made in China), suits (made in Mexico and Vietnam), and dress shirts (five styles made in China). All the Trump tie pins ($22) and tie clips ($28) are labeled as ‘Made in China,’ as are the cufflinks ($35 to $45 a pair) and even the boxes containing them.” [ABC News, 4/28/11]
Donald Trump’s shirts were manufactured in countries including Bangladesh, China and Honduras. “The shirtmaker used factories in some countries, including Bangladesh, China and Honduras, where labor violations such as forced overtime are common, according to Scott Nova, executive director of the Worker Rights Consortium, a group that monitors factory conditions. The agreement signed by Trump and Phillips-Van Heusen placed no restrictions on where Trump dress shirts, tuxedo shirts and neckwear could be manufactured. Phillips-Van Heusen agreed that any products ‘manufactured by it or for it anywhere in the world’ would not be made using child labor ‘as defined in the relevant jurisdiction of production,’ according to the contract, which was filed in a later lawsuit in New York between the broker company and Trump.” [Washington Post, 3/13/16]