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1,400 truck workers laid off in Ohio days before Trump rally
Original: An Ohio truck factory's bosses lay off 1,400 truck factory workers around the same time Trump was visiting a local high
An Ohio truck manufacturer is laying off roughly 1,400 workers, with the cuts announced just three days before President Donald Trump's rally at a nearby high school. The timing has drawn attention online, with critics highlighting the contrast between the mass layoffs in a manufacturing community and the president campaigning in the same area. Commenters see the layoffs as undercutting claims of economic and manufacturing gains.
Why now: The layoffs landed days before Trump's rally in the same community, making the timing politically explosive.
Evidence
- An Ohio truck factory's bosses lay off 1,400 truck factory workers around the same time Trump was visiting a local high school. "The layoffs — occurring just three days before President Donald Trump’s rally on Saturday at a nearby high school — were large enough to basically… · KrissyKat@hoosier.social · 3
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