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bigtree

(90,313 posts) Tue Oct 15, 2024, 08:20 PM Oct 15

Trump belittles auto workers, saying they just assemble parts "out of a box" and says children could do their jobs.

Kamala HQ @KamalaHQ
Trump belittles auto workers, saying they just assemble parts “out of a box” and says children could do their jobs:

“We could have our child do it”

Link to tweet

Trump at the Economic Club of Chicago, today:

"DO YOU KNOW WHAT THEY REALLY ARE, ASSEMBLY. THEY BUILD EVERYTHING IN GERMANY AND THEY ASSEMBLE IT HERE. THEY GET AWAY WITH MURDER BECAUSE THEY ARE BUILDING. THEY TAKE THEM OUT OF A BOX AND ASSEMBLE THEM. YOU COULD HAVE A CHILD DO IT."

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Trump belittles auto workers, saying they just assemble parts "out of a box" and says children could do their jobs. (Original Post) bigtree Oct 15 OP

good thing for him so many auto workers love him up til now nt msongs Oct 15 #1

What's he gonna do next? Call Veterans suckers and losers? BOSSHOG Oct 15 #2

Of course not! Abolishinist Oct 15 #14

Belittles the host as well rogerballard Oct 15 #3

Calling Harris campaign ad guys: make an ad tonight and run it in Detroit and south Carolina. fierywoman Oct 15 #4

All of Michigan and North Carolina. nt Maru Kitteh Oct 15 #10

+1 dalton99a Oct 16 #25

A disheartening number of people who haven't done PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 15 #5

So he thinks a Ford factory is just like a big IKEA for dirty poor men. Maru Kitteh Oct 15 #6

"it's a wonderful republican life"...playing soon: ret5hd Oct 15 #7

It's no coincidence that child labor laws were weakened after Roe v. Wade was overturned. Crowman2009 Oct 15 #18

thus paving the way for the return of child labor 0rganism Oct 15 #8

Geebus cripes. blue neen Oct 15 #9

or like he thinks the fix is in, regardless. B.See Oct 15 #20

Does he think cars are like toy model kits? MistakenLamb Oct 15 #11

Even building models is fairly challenging and quite an investment TheKentuckian Oct 16 #22

So all car parts are produced in foreign countries, are made easy to put together and put in boxes. Liberal In Texas Oct 15 #12

New ad material for Michigan! Keep talking @sshole! Nt helpisontheway Oct 15 #13

I'll bet he can't even tie his own shoes. Diamond_Dog Oct 15 #15

I was thinking he couldn't Tree Lady Oct 15 #21

UAW responds bigtree Oct 15 #16

I'd love to see Trump in a box! Crowman2009 Oct 15 #17

says the man who has never worked a day in his life Astraea Oct 15 #19

+1 dalton99a Oct 16 #26

Bet something similar comes out durablend Oct 16 #23

Said Pisswig the Clown, who has never worked a day in his life. Kid Berwyn Oct 16 #24

Please proceed. How does on become a moron and megalomaniac at the same time? brush Oct 16 #27

Prison psych wards will keep him busy enough during his life behind bars? Brainfodder Oct 16 #28

The real amazing thing is his followers love it and love him. Srkdqltr Oct 16 #29

Let's not forget it's a cult Marigold Oct 16 #31

I'm a supervisor at a "Big 3" plant radicalleft Oct 16 #33

I think it's the nazi strongman thing. Srkdqltr Oct 16 #34

Has Trump ever been in an auto plant? Johnny2X2X Oct 16 #30

And my two relatives who do this work will still vote for him Iris Oct 16 #32

Trump must validate a sense of low self-esteem Zambero Oct 16 #36

Yes. There's some deep-rooted mojo going on there! Iris Oct 16 #38

I forsee a Harris-Walz ad for the Michigan media market Zambero Oct 16 #35

Keep up the good work, trump. Paladin Oct 16 #37

This message was self-deleted by its author Pink Hyacinth Oct 16 #39

"Just like those cars I find in the Happy Meals box!" struggle4progress Oct 16 #40

msongs

(70,305 posts)

1. good thing for him so many auto workers love him up til now nt

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Tue Oct 15, 2024, 08:21 PM

Oct 15

BOSSHOG

(40,368 posts)

2. What's he gonna do next? Call Veterans suckers and losers?

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Tue Oct 15, 2024, 08:22 PM

Oct 15

Abolishinist

(2,088 posts)

14. Of course not!

Reply to BOSSHOG (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 15, 2024, 09:14 PM

Oct 15

Only the ones who are either killed, maimed, or have PTSD!

rogerballard

(3,872 posts)

3. Belittles the host as well

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Tue Oct 15, 2024, 08:22 PM

Oct 15

I have watched bits and pieces of the interview all day and I cannot believe people are actually clapping for fuck sake

fierywoman

(8,152 posts)

4. Calling Harris campaign ad guys: make an ad tonight and run it in Detroit and south Carolina.

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Tue Oct 15, 2024, 08:28 PM

Oct 15

Maru Kitteh

(29,261 posts)

10. All of Michigan and North Carolina. nt

Reply to fierywoman (Reply #4)

Tue Oct 15, 2024, 08:42 PM

Oct 15

dalton99a

(84,988 posts)

25. +1

Reply to fierywoman (Reply #4)

Wed Oct 16, 2024, 08:14 AM

Oct 16

PoindexterOglethorpe

(26,883 posts)

5. A disheartening number of people who haven't done

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Tue Oct 15, 2024, 08:30 PM

Oct 15

a particular job think it's easy.

Which is why "Undercover Boss", while flawed, is a good look at what it takes to do various jobs.

Maru Kitteh

(29,261 posts)

6. So he thinks a Ford factory is just like a big IKEA for dirty poor men.

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Tue Oct 15, 2024, 08:34 PM

Oct 15

ret5hd

(21,320 posts)

7. "it's a wonderful republican life"...playing soon:

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Tue Oct 15, 2024, 08:37 PM

Oct 15

Crowman2009

(2,861 posts)

18. It's no coincidence that child labor laws were weakened after Roe v. Wade was overturned.

Reply to ret5hd (Reply #7)

Tue Oct 15, 2024, 11:07 PM

Oct 15

The corporate masters helped make they're useful religious idiots dream come true.

0rganism

(24,765 posts)

8. thus paving the way for the return of child labor

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Tue Oct 15, 2024, 08:39 PM

Oct 15

It's not like we haven't tried this before, eh?

blue neen

(12,439 posts)

9. Geebus cripes.

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Tue Oct 15, 2024, 08:40 PM

Oct 15

It's like he's actively trying to lose. What a moron.

B.See

(3,888 posts)

20. or like he thinks the fix is in, regardless.

Reply to blue neen (Reply #9)

Tue Oct 15, 2024, 11:27 PM

Oct 15

MistakenLamb

(790 posts)

11. Does he think cars are like toy model kits?

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Tue Oct 15, 2024, 08:54 PM

Oct 15

Trump must love sniffing that model glue

TheKentuckian

(26,314 posts)

22. Even building models is fairly challenging and quite an investment

Reply to MistakenLamb (Reply #11)

Wed Oct 16, 2024, 08:08 AM

Oct 16

of time.

Chump isn't up to the task.

Liberal In Texas

(14,678 posts)

12. So all car parts are produced in foreign countries, are made easy to put together and put in boxes.

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Tue Oct 15, 2024, 09:09 PM

Oct 15

His reality never stops being amazing.

Maybe he should ask some of the real auto workers if this is how it's done.

helpisontheway

(5,282 posts)

13. New ad material for Michigan! Keep talking @sshole! Nt

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Tue Oct 15, 2024, 09:12 PM

Oct 15

Diamond_Dog

(35,259 posts)

15. I'll bet he can't even tie his own shoes.

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Tue Oct 15, 2024, 09:15 PM

Oct 15

Tree Lady

(12,205 posts)

21. I was thinking he couldn't

Reply to Diamond_Dog (Reply #15)

Tue Oct 15, 2024, 11:31 PM

Oct 15

put together a toy airplane out of a box.

bigtree

(90,313 posts)

16. UAW responds

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Tue Oct 15, 2024, 11:03 PM

Oct 15

UAW @UAW
Donald Trump just insulted every American autoworker, saying that "a child could do it."

UAW autoworkers: Do you think Donald Trump could do your job?

Let us know by Thurs. 10/17 at 9 PM EST and you could be featured in a special video release: http://uaw.us/

Link to tweet

UAW @UAW
"Donald Trump is a billionaire who’s never worked a real job in his life. He doesn’t know the first thing about hard work, and he wouldn’t last a day in an auto plant. He isn’t fit to be an autoworker, and he certainly isn’t fit to be the President. Trump doesn’t understand us, he doesn’t respect us, and he certainly doesn’t represent us. Trump doesn't care about autoworkers. The only thing Donald Trump wants from autoworkers is a vote. Donald Trump is a scab!" @ShawnFainUAW

Chris Brooks @chactivist 4h
He wouldn’t last a day as an autoworker. Or as a barista. Or as a nurse. Or delivering packages. Or teaching 5th graders. He doesn’t speak for us, doesn’t fight for us, and won’t be elected by us.

Crowman2009

(2,861 posts)

17. I'd love to see Trump in a box!

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Tue Oct 15, 2024, 11:05 PM

Oct 15

I'll just leave it at that.

Astraea

(501 posts)

19. says the man who has never worked a day in his life

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Tue Oct 15, 2024, 11:12 PM

Oct 15

Children assembling tinkertoys have more work experience.

dalton99a

(84,988 posts)

26. +1

Reply to Astraea (Reply #19)

Wed Oct 16, 2024, 08:15 AM

Oct 16

durablend

(8,024 posts)

23. Bet something similar comes out

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Wed Oct 16, 2024, 08:11 AM

Oct 16

If he actually does that McDonald's thing

Kid Berwyn

(18,404 posts)

24. Said Pisswig the Clown, who has never worked a day in his life.

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Wed Oct 16, 2024, 08:14 AM

Oct 16

A most stupid and crappy clown, too.

brush

(58,109 posts)

27. Please proceed. How does on become a moron and megalomaniac at the same time?

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Wed Oct 16, 2024, 08:19 AM

Oct 16

The dumbest guy in the room thinks he's the smartest guy in the room as he insults his audience.

It's amazing.

Brainfodder

(7,181 posts)

28. Prison psych wards will keep him busy enough during his life behind bars?

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Wed Oct 16, 2024, 08:23 AM

Oct 16

I wonder if he paints.

Srkdqltr

(7,795 posts)

29. The real amazing thing is his followers love it and love him.

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Wed Oct 16, 2024, 08:34 AM

Oct 16

Marigold

(217 posts)

31. Let's not forget it's a cult

Reply to Srkdqltr (Reply #29)

Wed Oct 16, 2024, 08:42 AM

Oct 16

Cult leaders often demean and belittle their followers. And yet the members follow blindly even to their own detriment. Also, I think it is a culture of hyper masculinity who would rather die than vote for a woman.

radicalleft

(510 posts)

33. I'm a supervisor at a "Big 3" plant

Reply to Srkdqltr (Reply #29)

Wed Oct 16, 2024, 08:50 AM

Oct 16

and it never ceases to amaze how many of the rank and file UAW love this guy...

Srkdqltr

(7,795 posts)

34. I think it's the nazi strongman thing.

Reply to radicalleft (Reply #33)

Wed Oct 16, 2024, 09:20 AM

Oct 16

Johnny2X2X

(21,904 posts)

30. Has Trump ever been in an auto plant?

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Wed Oct 16, 2024, 08:42 AM

Oct 16

Gone are the days when someone sits on a chair for 8 hours while installing 1 part into another. Autoworkers are skilled, they're asked to learn more and do more every year. The assembly line jobs are largely automated now. We have a skilled workforce in the US auto industry, these workers have pride in their work and it's been great seeing them get better deals for themselves.