January 1, Trump Boasts Job Surge and Big Investment in PA

Wyatt’s Take

• Trump says his administration created 60,000 jobs in Pennsylvania.
• More than 40,000 people have left food stamps since January.
• Close to $100 billion in investment secured for the state.

President Trump kicked off his speech in Mount Pocono by sharing big economic wins for Pennsylvania. He claimed 60,000 new jobs have appeared since January, with many folks moving off food stamps and finding work.

“After just ten months in office, I’m pleased to report that America is winning again. Pennsylvania is prospering again, and I will not rest until this Commonwealth is wealthier and stronger than ever before,” he told supporters.

Trump talked about bringing back manufacturing jobs that others gave up on. He said, “Since my inauguration, we’ve created nearly 60,000 new Pennsylvania jobs, including 4,000 Pennsylvania manufacturing jobs that the Democrats gave up on … Under our leadership, more than 40,000 Pennsylvanians have been lifted off of food stamps.”

He thanked Sen. Dave McCormick for working with him to land close to $100 billion in investments for the state. “Working with Sen. David McCormick, we’ve secured commitments for nearly $100 billion of investments in Pennsylvania,” Trump said.

The president also celebrated saving U.S. Steel. Nippon Steel, a company from Japan, wanted to take over U.S. Steel for over a year, but Trump helped broker a partnership instead.

“This little group of people, and me, saved a little company called U.S. Steel, and it’s hot as a pistol now, and we have the keys to the company,” Trump said. “It’s always going to be here. It’s never moving.”

In May, Trump visited a U.S. Steel plant in West Mifflin to highlight the agreement. “It will keep its headquarters in the great city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where it belongs. For generations, the name United States Steel was synonymous with greatness, and now it will again be synonymous with greatness,” he said then.

Trump also promised, “the best and strongest steel on earth will forever be made in America and made in Pennsylvania.”

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