Ahead of Donald Trump’s visit to Pittsburgh, elected and labor leaders in southwestern Pennsylvania blasted the Trump administration’s broken promises on the economy while grassroots activists touted their support for Joe Biden in front of the Roberto Clemente Bridge. Check out some coverage below.
Local supporters let President Trump know that Pittsburgh is Biden Country:
And key Democratic leaders held a virtual press conference to discuss the President’s record of Broken Promises on the economy:
WTAE-TV (watch the full clip here): Meantime, ahead of the President’s visit today, the Pennsylvania Democratic Party is holding its “Broken Promises” Tour. It’s a statewide series highlighting the local impact of President Trump’s policies that they say have failed the economy.
Three leaders from Southwest P.A. helped lead the conversation, including Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald.
“One of those issues that matters is health, and the health of Americans. The fact that 200,000 of our fellow Americans have lost their lives due to this pandemic due to the irresponsible words and the irresponsible leadership that has come out of this White House,” [said Fitzgerald].
WPXI Online: “The economy is one topic President Donald Trump may bring up at his Pittsburgh event Tuesday evening, but local Democrats say there is hardly much for him to brag about. It’s one of their issues with the President’s event, along with the danger it could pose for COVID-19.
Pennsylvania Democrats held their own rally Tuesday, but theirs was virtual and called “Broken Promises.”
“Four years into his presidency, families in southwestern Pa. are used to Donald Trump repeatedly breaking his promises,” said Democrat chair Nancy Patton Mills.”
Tribune-Review: “In keeping with the theme of the press conference, the trio of Democrats also emphasized what they see as Trump’s “broken promise” to create jobs in Southwestern Pennsylvania.
“He promised he’d bring back manufacturing, but the manufacturing sector went into a recession in 2019 and there are almost 3,000 fewer manufacturing jobs in Pittsburgh than at the end of the Obama/Biden administration,” said Mills. “He promised that if he were elected we wouldn’t lose a single plant but workers at shuttered facilities like ATI in Midland know that’s just downright false.”
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