He told Indiana residents at a rally last year there was a "100 percent chance” he would save the jobs at the heating and air-conditioning manufacturer. Over the past year, Trump has claimed he could maintain at least 1,100 of those jobs in the United States. 100 percent.”After the election, Trump took credit for rescuing the Carrier jobs, tweeting on Thanksgiving that he had called the company’s leadership to cut a deal. “Carrier stepped it up, and now they’re keeping over 1,100 people,” Trump told an audience of cheering factory workers. The company told The Washington Post on Wednesday that “more than 1,000 jobs” will be preserved.

Source: Washington Post May 24, 2017 19:21 UTC