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White House Guests Dine With Chinese-Made Flatware At Trump's "Made In America Product Showcase"
Hat tip, Joe.My.God: White House Guests Dine With Chinese-Made Flatware At Trump’s “Made In America Product Showcase”
America's last flatware maker invited to White House; guests dine with spoons from China
Updated Jul 23, 10:01 PM; Posted Jul 23, 5:14 PM
U.S. Rep. Claudia Tenney shows a Chinese-made spoon used by guests at the White House to Matt Roberts, president of Sherrill Manufacturing, at the Made in America Product Showcase at the White House, Monday, July 23, 2018. (Mark Weiner | mweiner@syracuse.com)
By Mark Weiner mweiner@syracuse.com,
syracuse.com
WASHINGTON -- Matt Roberts stood in a corner of the State Dining Room at the White House on Monday, showing samples of his company's Liberty Tabletop stainless steel silverware, when Rep. Claudia Tenney rushed over with a spoon in her hand. ... Roberts, president of Sherrill Manufacturing, the Upstate New York firm that's America's last flatware maker, looked closely at the spoon with the eye of an experienced craftsman.
Tenney, R-New Hartford, asked if he could make out the brand and where it was made. ... "It says Oneida Ltd.," Roberts said, shaking his head in disappointment. "It's made in China."
Tenney had just taken the spoon off a table where the White House served refreshments at its annual "Made in America Product Showcase." President Donald Trump established the annual event to show off American-made products.
Tenney and dozens of members of Congress, titans of American industry and members of Trump's cabinet used the foreign-made silverware at Monday's event. Oneida Ltd., once based in Central New York, now sells products made overseas.
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Trump promises White House will buy forks, knives from America's last flatware maker
Updated Jul 23, 10:01 PM; Posted Jul 23, 5:14 PM
U.S. Rep. Claudia Tenney shows a Chinese-made spoon used by guests at the White House to Matt Roberts, president of Sherrill Manufacturing, at the Made in America Product Showcase at the White House, Monday, July 23, 2018. (Mark Weiner | mweiner@syracuse.com)
By Mark Weiner mweiner@syracuse.com,
syracuse.com
WASHINGTON -- Matt Roberts stood in a corner of the State Dining Room at the White House on Monday, showing samples of his company's Liberty Tabletop stainless steel silverware, when Rep. Claudia Tenney rushed over with a spoon in her hand. ... Roberts, president of Sherrill Manufacturing, the Upstate New York firm that's America's last flatware maker, looked closely at the spoon with the eye of an experienced craftsman.
Tenney, R-New Hartford, asked if he could make out the brand and where it was made. ... "It says Oneida Ltd.," Roberts said, shaking his head in disappointment. "It's made in China."
Tenney had just taken the spoon off a table where the White House served refreshments at its annual "Made in America Product Showcase." President Donald Trump established the annual event to show off American-made products.
Tenney and dozens of members of Congress, titans of American industry and members of Trump's cabinet used the foreign-made silverware at Monday's event. Oneida Ltd., once based in Central New York, now sells products made overseas.
....
Trump promises White House will buy forks, knives from America's last flatware maker