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Why Trump helped open a Louis Vuitton workshop in rural Texas
Business Insider ^ | October 18, 2019 | Ellen Cranley

Posted on 10/18/2019 12:03:51 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

President Donald Trump appeared alongside one of his allies in the luxury world to help open a Louis Vuitton (LV) workshop in rural Texas.

The opening marked the first luxury brand to seemingly align itself with the controversial president, though LV leaders at the appearance wouldn't claim any formal association with Trump.

Bernard Arnault, the CEO of Louis Vuitton's parent company LVMH, is a French billionaire who is the third richest person in the world and has had business interests wrapped up with Trump's presidency before.

Though the legendary French company has workshops in California, Trump has touted the Texas site opening as a milestone for boosting American industry.

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TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Business/Economy; Local News; The Guild
KEYWORDS: jobs; luxury; texas; vuitton

1 posted on 10/18/2019 12:03:51 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

This is awesome.

And this is just one of the ways we address to the sense of collective emptiness and lack of meaningful labor contributing to our sky high opioid addiction and suicide rates.


2 posted on 10/18/2019 12:07:15 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

one of the ways to address the*** sense of collective emptiness and lack of meaningful labor contributing to our sky high opioid addiction and suicide rates. (Across the country.)


3 posted on 10/18/2019 12:07:58 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

important point:

“This workshop will soon employ 500 of the most highly skilled workers anywhere in the world,” Trump said. “No one can match the precision and perfection of an American artisan.”


4 posted on 10/18/2019 12:18:06 PM PDT by Innovative (https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/maria-bartiromo-walks-back-scoop-on-release-date-for-fisa-re)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Great leather right there for their products.


5 posted on 10/18/2019 12:24:59 PM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: Bonemaker

Another article says they won’t use Texas hides for some reason.


6 posted on 10/18/2019 12:40:26 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You can't invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

This is a “clean” industry, too-not as much for envirowackos to whine about-but I’m sure they’ll bring PETA to howl about cruelty to animals because the product is made of leather...


8 posted on 10/18/2019 1:22:41 PM PDT by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys-you've got to draw a hard line"...)
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