Everything you need to know about Trump and the Indiana Carrier factory
by David Smith in Washington from on (#23W2K)
He made the company a punchbag during his anti-globalisation election crusade, and now takes credit for saving jobs. But how did it happen, and who really won?
Donald Trump scored an early public relations win this week as he took the credit for persuading a US firm not to outsource jobs to Mexico. But the case - and its implications - are more complex than they first appeared.
Related: Carrier deal saves Indiana jobs, but Trump critics fear dangerous precedent
The vast majority of Americans will see nothing more than the headline that just says Trump saved 1,000 jobs
It's terrible if businesses make decisions to please politicians rather than customers and shareholders
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