Thread: Donald Trump questions whether U.S. manufactures televisions any more

"So George Will needs to correct himself and apologize to Donald Trump and Fox News for telling falsehoods."

Please throw out the whole NeoCon era.

Originally Posted by Captainron

"So George Will needs to correct himself and apologize to Donald Trump and Fox News for telling falsehoods."

Please throw out the whole NeoCon era.

YES! Even Chris Wallace couldn't believe George Will's position and even though Chris didn't have evidence to refute George, he was clearly in disbelief and turned to the camera and told all the viewers to send George their emails directly for his statements that Chris obviously thought was going to ge a whole lot of blow-back.

I believe that whole NeoCon Free Trade Treason era is ... DEAD .... in the United States. I don't believe any member of Congress who votes for another Trade agreement has a snowball's chance in hell of being re-elected or elected to anything else.

SHAME ON YOU RUBIO! You traitor who cast the deciding vote on TPA for TPP.

Donald Trump Talks American-made TVs, Causes Confusion

By Matthew McMullan Monday, October 19, 2015

What makes it Made in America?

Big weekend in Made-in-the-USA television news, everybody! Donald Trump, America’s sweetheart, went on Fox News Sunday and said:

I just ordered 4,000 television sets. You know where they come from? South Korea. … I don’t want to order them from South Korea. I don’t think anybody makes television sets in the United States anymore. I don’t want to order from South Korea, I want to order from here.

That caught the attention of Washington Post columnist George Will, who appeared later on the same program as a panelist:

Now, again, this is outrageous what he said, it's just not factual. I mean, he said you can't buy a television made in the United States. When he gets to South Carolina, the third state in the nominating process, he can go visit the factory where they're making televisions in South Carolina.

Will is talking about Element Electronics, a brand that – last time the Federal Trade Commission checked – has many of its televisions manufactured by its parent company, a Chinese conglomerate; then shipped over to its American facility for some light screwdriver work; and then stamped its packaging with confusing claims about all of its product being “assembled in the USA,” which is not the same as “made in America.” The FTC told Element to clear up the discrepancy.

Now look, George Will is an attractive man ...

... but he’s not atop the polls in the Republican presidential field. Therefore it was Trump’s claim that drew the attention of Politifact, which rated his claim about U.S. television production “Half True.” Its write-up of Trump’s claim is worth reading.

But let’s get back to Will. After nitpicking about Trump’s claim, he was challenged by Fox News host Chris Wallace, who asked, “you don’t think that’s a legitimate complaint that we don’t make products in this country?” Will said:

I do not. I think that – in fact, we're delighted and not complaining about the fact that the iPhone you have in your pocket says designed in California, assembled – not manufactured – assembled in China from parts from all over the world. The idea of where you manufacture a product in today's world makes very little sense.

Can’t outsource a syndicate columnist job, I guess.

http://www.americanmanufacturing.org...uses-confusion

Can’t outsource a syndicate columnist job, I guess.

You can fire him though!



Thanks for calling Donald Trump, "America's sweet heart", because he certainly is, whether or not all the people know that yet or not. They will by election time.

Good thread and research Judy.

Thank you Jean!

Its true, the US does not actually make any televisions anymore or even cell phones. The companies that claim they do which are very few do so in states that only require assemblage in the US. You won't even find a TV or Cellphone that has 25% of its components made in the US anymore.

I recall this as documentary as well from maybe 8-10 years ago on how the last TV manufacturer that actually made its TVs in the US (not just assembly) closed up shop and a few years before that the last cellphone's vanished that were actually made in the US. They also talked about a number of other key American products that had died or were on the brink of death of being made in the US.

So Trump is right, again. Shame on George Will, Shame, Shame, Shame on him.