"In the most inoffensive possible way, US Steel confirms to @GlennKesslerWP that Trump is wrong...."

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David Fahrenthold Retweeted:

In the most inoffensive possible way, US Steel confirms to @GlennKesslerWP that Trump is wrong about the company opening “six” (or, last night, “seven”) plants. Trump keeps saying the company CEO called to tell him about these fictional openings. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2018/06/28/president-trump-announces-a-major-u-s-steel-expansion-that-isnt-happening/ …

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Fact Checker Analysis

President Trump announces a major U.S. Steel expansion — that isn’t happening

By Glenn Kessler June 28 at 3:00 AM [link:[e-mail]|Email the author]

“The head of U.S. Steel called me the other day, and he said, ‘We’re opening up six major facilities and expanding facilities that have never been expanded.’ They haven’t been opened in many, many years.”
— President Trump, roundtable with American workers, Duluth, Minn., June 20, 2018

“U.S. Steel just announced they’re expanding or building six new facilities.”
— Trump, remarks at the White House, June 26

“I’ve been hearing that from steel companies, and in particular from U.S. Steel, where I was with the president, as I said. And he — they’re just talking about opening plants now, and so many things have changed.”
— Trump, roundtable on tax reform, Cleveland, May 5

Here’s a puzzler: Why is the president of the United States announcing the opening of new factories that a major U.S. company has not announced?
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Glenn Kessler has reported on domestic and foreign policy for more than three decades. Send him statements to fact check by [link:[e-mail]|emailing him], tweeting at him, or sending him a message on Facebook. @GlennKesslerWP

[Yonnie3]

1. Ahh. Civility. nt

[elleng]

2. Sorry about saying it in an inoffensive way, I guess, but just publicize it:

'Trump is wrong about the company opening "six" (or, last night, "seven&quot plants. Trump keeps saying the company CEO called to tell him about these fictional openings.'

[Wellstone ruled]

3. So my take is,wonce

Granite City is Hot,they will shutter another Furnace for overhaul. Typical cycle.