About 300 administrative and engineering jobs at the Carrier plant and 100 similar jobs from UTEC plant would remain in Indiana. In claiming 1,100 jobs, Trump is including 300 jobs that never were going to Mexico in the first place. RegulationsTrump asserted that in the past six years, 260 new federal regulations have passed, including 53 that directly affected the Carrier plant. However, CRS says 238 “major rules” were published in those three years, which at least is close to the 260 figure. The Pinocchio TestTrump’s numbers concerning the Carrier plant yet again demonstrate how sloppy he is with the facts.

Source: Washington Post December 05, 2016 08:06 UTC