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" Donald Trump blasted the Carrier union's president Wednesday after he said the president-elect "lied his ass off" about terms of the deal to keep Carrier manufacturing jobs in the United States.
"Chuck Jones, who is President of United Steelworkers 1999, has done a terrible job representing workers," the president-elect tweeted Wednesday. "No wonder companies flee country!"
In a subsequent tweet, the president-elect slammed the union for not being able to keep the jobs in Indiana initially.
"If United Steelworkers 1999 was any good, they would have kept those jobs in Indiana. Spend more time working-less time talking. Reduce dues," Trump tweeted.
Jones appeared on CNN just before Trump's tweet. He told CNN anchor Erin Burnett that Trump's comment "isn't very damn nice." He added it "must mean I'm doing a good job," and said Trump "doesn't like to be challenged."
Jones later on CNN criticized the president-elect for attacking him instead of admitting he got the numbers wrong.
"I think that's pretty low-down," he said.
"Does it bother me? 'Nah hell no.' I'm still going to be able to sleep tonight and life will go on tomorrow for me."
Jones said he thinks Trump sent out the tweet because the president-elect doesn't like to be challenged. He added though that attacking him "isn't the answer."
"I didn't attack him," Jones said. "I just called him out where I felt like that he misled the people." "
http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/309357-trump-blasts-carrier-union-leader-hes-done-a-terrible-job-representing
"Chuck Jones, who is President of United Steelworkers 1999, has done a terrible job representing workers," the president-elect tweeted Wednesday. "No wonder companies flee country!"
In a subsequent tweet, the president-elect slammed the union for not being able to keep the jobs in Indiana initially.
"If United Steelworkers 1999 was any good, they would have kept those jobs in Indiana. Spend more time working-less time talking. Reduce dues," Trump tweeted.
Jones appeared on CNN just before Trump's tweet. He told CNN anchor Erin Burnett that Trump's comment "isn't very damn nice." He added it "must mean I'm doing a good job," and said Trump "doesn't like to be challenged."
Jones later on CNN criticized the president-elect for attacking him instead of admitting he got the numbers wrong.
"I think that's pretty low-down," he said.
"Does it bother me? 'Nah hell no.' I'm still going to be able to sleep tonight and life will go on tomorrow for me."
Jones said he thinks Trump sent out the tweet because the president-elect doesn't like to be challenged. He added though that attacking him "isn't the answer."
"I didn't attack him," Jones said. "I just called him out where I felt like that he misled the people." "
http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/309357-trump-blasts-carrier-union-leader-hes-done-a-terrible-job-representing