Union: Obama should attack ‘unpatriotic’ Apple

Published September 4, 2011 4:00am ET



International Brotherhood of Teamsters Union President Jim Hoffa told Candy Crowley on “State of the Union” that President Obama should attack American companies in his upcoming speech for being “unpatriotic” by investing on other countries.

Hoffa admitted that it is cheaper for companies to invest in other countries -“we know that,” he said – but maintained that companies “have an obligation to America to build [factories] in America.” Hoffa then called on Obama to attack companies who invest overseas in his upcoming jobs speech:

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