Trump pressures General Motors CEO to reopen Ohio auto plant: 'I don't care, I just want it open!'
Trump, in a series of tweets on Saturday and Sunday, vented his frustrations during a conversation with General Motors CEO Mary Barra.
President Donald Trump amped up pressure on General Motors to reopen its Ohio manufacturing plant, which was recently closed, leaving 1,700 people out of work. Trump, in a series of tweets on Saturday and Sunday, vented his frustrations during a conversation with General Motors CEO Mary Barra.
"I am not happy that it is closed when everything else in our Country is BOOMING," Trump wrote on Twitter. "I asked her to sell it or do something quickly. She blamed the UAW Union - I don't care, I just want it open!" he added referring to Barra. The United Automobile Workers (UAW) Union, represents the employees who lost their jobs when the GM plant in Lordstown closed down.