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Jose Garcia

(3,399 posts) Thu Dec 8, 2016, 11:29 AM Dec 2016

Trump to name fast-food CEO as labor secretary [View all]

Source: New York Post

President-elect Donald Trump will name restaurant CEO Andrew Puzder to be the next labor secretary, a source said Thursday.

Puzder, who runs the parent company of Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s, supported Trump during his campaign, praising him as a “pragmatic centrist” and “negotiator.”

Puzder also served as one of the candidate’s economic advisers.

He was seen at Trump Tower on Wednesday.

Read more: http://nypost.com/2016/12/08/trump-to-name-fast-food-ceo-as-labor-secretary/

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Trump to name fast-food CEO as labor secretary [View all] Jose Garcia Dec 2016 OP

"Brought to you by Carl's Jr." ck4829 Dec 2016 #1

My thoughts exactly. McCamy Taylor Dec 2016 #25

Just saw a Carl's/Hardee's commerical. Processed Beer cheese involved. YOHABLO Dec 2016 #2

Idiocracy is now a reality. Initech Dec 2016 #3

Ha! Skinner Dec 2016 #17

"Because they pay me every time I do!" Initech Dec 2016 #18

Not to mention that he's a big fan of shitty automated service machines. Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2016 #31

"You are a bad mother! Your children are being placed in the custody of Carl's Jr!" Initech Dec 2016 #33

"Fuck you, I'm eating!" --idiocracy montanto Dec 2016 #4

Yep: How muchmore Amurkin kin ya get than this sexist rah rah shit? CurtEastPoint Dec 2016 #5

Andy Puzder on his ads: NastyRiffraff Dec 2016 #27

I honestly feel it's the reason he was nominated. tinrobot Dec 2016 #29

writeup on just how bad this jack@ss is arithia Dec 2016 #6

Yeah I think that's the last time I eat at Carl's Jr. Initech Dec 2016 #7

hardcore racists DK504 Dec 2016 #15

ROFL, is this sh*t for real? harun Dec 2016 #8

CKE Restaurants CountAllVotes Dec 2016 #9

ChoKE Restaurants TeamPooka Dec 2016 #43

Trump Expected to Name Fast-Food Executive Andy Puzder as Labor Secretary mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 #10

More on this biz: dixiegrrrrl Dec 2016 #16

Make Amurka great by paying slave wages. muntrv Dec 2016 #11

and don't you just know ... CountAllVotes Dec 2016 #12

Elections have consequences Thrill Dec 2016 #13

I seriously doubt that any, or very few Carl's Junior employees bothered rusty fender Dec 2016 #14

Say goodbye to any hike in the federal min. wage. Bye. Bye. Yavin4 Dec 2016 #19

Even if Hillary had won, there was no way it would make it through a GOP-controlled House Jose Garcia Dec 2016 #21

I don't know if that is true. It would have been a potent campaign issue. Yavin4 Dec 2016 #34

After crowing about Obama's creation of low paying jobs and how the working class is getting screwed hollowdweller Dec 2016 #20

Hardee's used to be decent back in the 90s. Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2016 #32

Trump's MO is to play the 'nice guy', but choose the RW extremists to actually implement policy n2doc Dec 2016 #39

This is a nightmare, right? davekriss Dec 2016 #22

Secretary Against Labor. Turbineguy Dec 2016 #23

The Fast Food Industry will shrink big time bucolic_frolic Dec 2016 #24

That would be good NastyRiffraff Dec 2016 #26

they eat fast food out the necessity, juke like driving pstokely Dec 2016 #40

aren't they already losing business to "fast casual" places like Panera Bread pstokely Dec 2016 #41

This is like a police chief winking at the criminals bucolic_frolic Dec 2016 #28

Yeah! He'll understand the HELL out of labor. annabanana Dec 2016 #30

What? Isn't it the labor secretary's job to protect big business? Txbluedog Dec 2016 #35

If he keeps this up, he'll have the whole Legion of Doom soon. resistance2016 Dec 2016 #36

I think one may find a redeemable character or two in The Legion. Not here though. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Dec 2016 #38

The CEO of "Hooters" wasn't available? brooklynite Dec 2016 #37

they probably pay too much to tRump pstokely Dec 2016 #42