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GM’s Idled Ohio Plant Staying a Symbol for Trump Attacks
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The General Motors plant in Lordstown, Ohio.
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General Motors Co. is proceeding with plans to part ways with the massive Ohio car factory it’s operated for more than half a century, all but cementing the facility’s status as a political liability for President Donald Trump.
The United Auto Workers couldn’t persuade GM to reconsider its decision to close Lordstown Assembly Plant, the union confirmed Thursday in a document summarizing the contract agreed to yesterday. The fate of the factory has been fodder for Trump’s critics for almost a year, and the attacks are certain to continue on the campaign trail.