Trump concerned S. Korean arrests could 'frighten' investors

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

President Donald Trump on Sunday said foreign workers sent to the United States are "welcome" and he doesn't want to "frighten off" investors, 10 days after hundreds of South Koreans were arrested at a work site in Georgia.

In a post on his Truth Social platform, the 79-year-old Republican wrote: "I don't want to frighten off or disincentivize investment."

Some 475 people, mostly South Korean nationals, were arrested at the construction site of an electric vehicle battery factory, operated by Hyundai-LG, in the southeastern US state of Georgia on September 4.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials alleged South Koreans had overstayed their visas or held permits that didn't allow them to perform manual labor.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-concerned-korean-arrests-could-212731014.html

[sop]

1. He's not concerned ICE arrests will drive up prices for the non-investment class.

[Irish_Dem]

3. Yep. For god's sake don't frighten the people with money.

[malaise]

2. Huh?

Meh! This is his administration who abused them.

That is all.

[tanyev]

4. Should have thought of that before the goons went in.

😒

[patphil]

5. This was an incredibly stupid thing to do.

When you have a multi-billion dollar plant that will employ 8,500 people and pump billions of dollars, and create thousands more jobs, into several states, you don't wreck it over a minor issue. This represented a 21 billion dollar investment when you consider all the support plants needed to feed this huge plant.
So the electric vehicle plant is open, but the battery plant isn't because of the ICE raid. Can't run and electric vehicle without the batteries.
Read the article:

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/south-koreas-hyundai-unveil-20-billion-investment-us-cnbc-report-says-2025-03-24/

It's ironic that Trump said the following:
"Money is pouring in. We want to keep it that way"

As usual, Trump demonstrated his inability to lead.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

6. tRump hates the Georgia Governor Kemp, who refused to violate the Constitution for him. . . . nt

[leftstreet]

9. He should have found those "11,000" votes

I think it was 11,000 Trump was ranting about back then

[malaise]

10. Good point

I am your retribution

[BigmanPigman]

7. South Korea is NOT happy with tRump.....

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I just watched Meidas and tRump continues to screw himself.

[Vinca]

8. He's one second away from saying "That thing with ICE was a prank. A harmless prank."

[DFW]

11. Even Trump understands this fundamental difference:

475 Korean workers can, if the necessary demands and conditions are met, be replaced.

A $2.3 billion factory that the owners deem a high risk, and will thus be either shut down or relocated to another state? THAT will not be coming back.

[haele]

12. California would be happy to take that plant ..

Yeah, sure - the labor cost would be higher, but the plant would be respected.

[DFW]

13. So would North Carolina

Democratic Governor, possible pick-up in the Senate next year, too.