June 25, 2017
Dear Mr. President,
Lockheed Martin just announced a contract to build 70 F-16
fighter jets for India and IN India. This is a massive boost for Prime Minister
Narendra Modi's "Make In India" campaign. Does that remind you of anyone else's
campaign? How about the "Make America Great Again" campaign? Or
possibly the "Buy American, Hire American" campaign? Is this ringing any bells?
Lockheed Martin is an American company based in Maryland but
they have several plants across the US.
This deal with India will take away most, if not all, of the jobs at
their Fort Worth, TX plant. This is
going to hit that community very hard because these are good, high paying, high
skill jobs. Lucky India to be getting
such a catch.
I see that you are meeting with Prime Minister Modi tomorrow
at the White House. How
embarrassing. You have to meet with the
fox who out-foxed you at your own game.
I'm sure you will smile for the camera and try to put a positive spin on
this. Lockheed Martin already has. They said, "F-16 production in India
supports thousands of Lockheed Martin and F-16 supplier jobs in the
U.S." Only problem is the
"supplier jobs" are not the high skill, high earning jobs. Have fun explaining this to all those Texas
families who are about to be un-employed; all of those Texas families who voted
for you because keeping American companies IN America was the cornerstone of
your campaign and they believed you.
So much for Donald Trump the Great Deal Maker.
Sincerely,
Amy Beaton
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