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Trump summons business leaders, lawmakers to White House
Associated Press ^ | Jan. 23, 2017 9:47 AM EST | Jill Colvin

Posted on 01/23/2017 7:29:38 AM PST by Olog-hai

Opening his first official week in office, President Donald Trump warned business leaders Monday that he would impose a “substantial border tax” on companies that move their manufacturing out of the United States, while promising unspecified advantages to companies that manufacture domestically.

“All you have to do is stay,” he said during a morning meeting in the White House’s Roosevelt Room.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Marillyn Hewson of Lockheed Martin were among the executives who attended the meeting. The gathering kicked off a jam-packed day for the new president, including an evening reception with lawmakers from both parties and a sit-down with union leaders.

The president also planned to sign multiple executive orders in the Oval Office. Trump had pledged to quickly use his executive authority to withdraw the U.S. from the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact agreed to under the Obama administration. He’s also expected to sign an order implementing a federal government hiring freeze. …

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 115th; elonmusk; first100days; lockheedmartin; manufacturing; tpp; trump; trump45; unionthugs
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21 posted on 01/23/2017 10:48:28 AM PST by Bratch ("The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke)
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To: workerbee

I watched it on FBN, too. Fox had a real nightmare of a team: Bret Baier, Dana Perino and Juan Williams.

Made Dobbs even more appealing than usual. You’re right, he could easily have gone airborne.


22 posted on 01/23/2017 1:08:00 PM PST by jazminerose (Adorable Deplorable)
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