The people in Kansas voted for Trump, he got their electoral votes; and they’ll fucking do it again.

  • gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world
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    Look, I’ll be the first to say that Republicans are all revolting, but this headline way oversells the article underneath it

    Sen. Roger Marshall posted on Facebook Tuesday that he would defend the Wichita workforce while sharing Trump’s objective of increasing U.S. production.

    “I’m going to fight to keep Bombardier’s over 1,200 Kansas jobs,” Marshall wrote. “I’ve already taken that concern inside the Oval Office.”

    He said he and the administration “agree on the mission” of bringing well-paying manufacturing jobs to Wichita and expanding Bombardier’s U.S. production, pointing out that American buyers account for more than 50 per cent of the company’s sales.

    “I remember when my classmates’ parents worked at Learjet — later Bombardier — when it employed well over 3,000 people,” Marshall said. “Bombardier is obligated to grow that footprint in Kansas again.”

    Wichita Mayor Lily Wu said in a statement Monday that Trump’s post “certainly creates some uncertainty,” but she is hopeful the situation will work itself out.

    Wu wrote that the city appreciates Bombardier’s continued investment, adding that she plans to meet with the company to better understand what the news could mean for its local operations.

    In her post, she quoted U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran of Kansas, who said he “reached out to the Trump administration to make certain the President is aware of the significant contributions of Bombardier to Kansas and the importance of its presence in Wichita to many Kansas workers at Bombardier and in the Bombardier supply chain.”