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But the american autoworker was very much behind what we were doing, as one primary aspect. it will transform north america back into a manufacturing powerhouse. if you remember the previous administration said, were not going to have manufacturing jobs anymore, essentially. were not going to make things anymore? no. just the opposite. going to be a manufacturing powerhouse and allow us to reclaim a supply chain that has been offshored to the world because of unfair trade issues. we also provide...

>> we made some progress and signed a few things. >> and these are great places by the way, five-star hotels, and we will discuss it further. >> martha: what about the american auto worker? doesnt this mean that americans will pay more for cars. >> i think we are still learning with the election meant in 2016, and the average americans out there saying im willing to pay a little bit more if my neighbor who lost his job five years ago can get it back. and i think that the american people who vote...

You kill nafta and you will kill jobs as well at the dows winning streak. the dow is up over 26,000 and the market has taken off like a rocket. then i just want to read to you something from a 21 year auto worker. terry bowman who wrote an editorial, he said whatever you realize, its been a boon for the blue-collar working base with nearly 4 million new jobs created since election day. it goes on with more along the same lines. how do you react to the strength in the u.s. economy, given the fact...

I dont think they make any sense and this rhetoric is now starting to build up and i think all were seeing, all evidence in, these countries are not sitting down, theyre actually-- >> theyre not folding on this. >> at all. neil: the president is saying hes bringing to light the tariffs and cheating they do and that might be so, but its not flying. >> especially with the autos. mercedes parent already said a few months ago were going to invest another $1 billion in our plant in alabama so there a...

Not soon broken down and removed, we will be placing a 20% tariff on all their cars coming into the u.s. build them here. ford and g.m. fell right away as did european auto stocks. economists say though its complicated to put tariffs on bmw and mercedes-benz. both have a huge presence in the u.s. in september, the parent of mercedes announced a 1 billion-dollar investment in its alabama plant. the peterson institute says a 25% tariff on imported autos would result in 195,000 lost u.s. auto worke...

Deal, some auto workers might like it. if youre work at at a tima plant in tennessee, youre an auto worker too, you might not like this as much. you know, it used to be that when you had a block aid and you prevented people from importing things, that was considered a -- an act of war. now that you have the white house sort of suggesting this on their own consumers, its inconceivable to me and the same auto workers that might like the tax on foreign cars, the tariffs on it, theyre complaining ab...

Deal, some auto workers might like it. if youre work at at a tima plant in tennessee, youre an auto worker too, you might not like this as much. you know, it used to be that when you had a block aid and you prevented people from importing things, that was considered a -- an act of war. now that you have the white house sort of suggesting this on their own consumers, its inconceivable to me and the same auto workers that might like the tax on foreign cars, the tariffs on it, theyre complaining ab...

Into europe. it trying to extend their influence in the region and president trump is profiting off of this. and then, he violates the advice of all of the national security people, hes talking about creating jobs in china. and as i said in one of my tweets, you know weve lost 2700 auto worker jobs just outside of youngstown, ohio, since hes been in office and we cant get any attention, theres no industrial policy in the united states, no talk of helping the middle class and heres the other piec...

Because if we were penalizing other countries. >> depends which worker you are talking about. an auto worker, now awesoutomak are paying more so their prices are going up. maybe the prices arent going up. what studies found, there havent been a lot of cases where it happened but you might gain jobs in the protected industry. you tend to lose jobs in the downstream industries. costs go up. those companies adjust. >> okay. let me turn the page away from trade. rachel, back to you on russian meddli...

Business but they say it should be beneficial and theyre rewarding hourly employees up to $1,000 bonuses. finally, we have this mix of improved profit and positive carry-over from the tax reform plan with fiat chrysler. so the car maker released their earnings as of today. as part of its profit sharing plan, its going to be paying its 40,000 hourly workers checks averaging about $5,500 per worker. so all united auto worker employees are eligible. thats company specific. as a reminder, this follo...