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Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)
Thu Jul 5, 2018, 08:32 PM Jul 2018

A Chinese company is producing flags for LOSER45 re-election campaign

A Chinese company is producing flags for President Trump's re-election campaign despite a looming trade war




Washington (CNN) Flags for President Donald Trump's re-election campaign are being produced in China, one of the flag manufacturers said in an interview on NPR, despite a looming trade war.

Li Jiang owns a factory that began to make flags after China became part of the World Trade Organization, according to an interview with Li on NPR's "The Indicator." The factory made products for both the Hillary Clinton campaign and the Trump campaign in 2016.

"We also make flags for Trump for 2020. It seems like he has another campaign going on in 2020. Isn't that right?" Li said in the interview, which had been translated through an interpreter, according to a transcript from the show.

Li went on to say that making flags for Trump's 2020 bid "is completely normal."

https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/05/politics/china-trade-trump-2020-flags/index.html?sr=twCNNp070518china-trade-trump-2020-flags0656PMStory&CNNPolitics=Tw

Jobs jobs jobs
America First
And so forth and so on
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rickford66

(5,523 posts)
1. I always thought all US Flags and representations should only be made in the USA.
Thu Jul 5, 2018, 08:43 PM
Jul 2018

Don't you think the wingnuts would approve ?

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)
2. Should be, but Trump is an exception
Thu Jul 5, 2018, 08:47 PM
Jul 2018

to any rules like that.

(That said, I remember making a sarcastic comment after 9/11 that the little American flags my large company at the time gave out to all its employees were made in China)

Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)
3. Lordy, I don't even know why I posted this, 66...of COURSE we all know he gets his patriotic
Thu Jul 5, 2018, 08:48 PM
Jul 2018

doo dahs - I just wish his minions knew about stuff like this!!!!!!!! I’ll go see if breitbarf has this story



grrrrrrrr

murielm99

(30,733 posts)
4. Illinois Congresswoman Cheri Bustos agrees with you:
Thu Jul 5, 2018, 08:48 PM
Jul 2018
https://bustos.house.gov/mark-4th-july-congresswoman-bustos-reintroduces-bipartisan-american-flag-act/

She wants all flags used by the government to be made with materials manufactured here. She wants the flags made in the USA.

I don't understand why this did not pass the first time around.

NanceGreggs

(27,813 posts)
6. It's all part of ...
Thu Jul 5, 2018, 09:04 PM
Jul 2018

... Trump's "Hire Americans first" policy.

Who knew there were so many Americans operating flag-manufacturing companies in China?



I always wonder if the people sporting MAGA hats and tee-shirts ever read the Made in China labels and put two and two together. But of course they don't.

bdamomma

(63,836 posts)
8. I am kind of off
Thu Jul 5, 2018, 09:09 PM
Jul 2018

topic but during tRump's campaign his supporters back then were holding up the Russian flag did anyone catch on? tRump was already showing his support to Putin.

That came to mind.

Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)
9. They sure did, b - there was that FANTASTIC prank this guy played on rally-goers one day -
Thu Jul 5, 2018, 09:17 PM
Jul 2018

he just stood outside and handed out a TON of little Russian flags, and the peeple didn’t even notice and were just waving away inside the venue - it was a scream!!

Not much later, though, “KGB Deplorables” were proudly posing with Russian paraphernalia...

I sure feel bad for our Russian brothers and sisters, this shit ain’t right

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,393 posts)
10. Chinese factory reportedly hired to make flags for Trump 2020 campaign: http://hill.cm/tCg2IyI
Fri Jul 6, 2018, 11:24 AM
Jul 2018
Instead of the 50 stars they have 50 of The Donald Hollywood Walk of Fame star.



Chinese factory reportedly hired to make flags for Trump 2020 campaign: http://hill.cm/tCg2IyI


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