President-elect Trump claimed to have scored his first win for American workers, just nine days after winning the election.
Trump tweeted Thursday night that he recently received a call from the Ford Motor Company Chairman Bill Ford, who told him the company has decided not to outsource its building of Lincoln Navigators in Kentucky to Mexico.
Just got a call from my friend Bill Ford, Chairman of Ford, who advised me that he will be keeping the Lincoln plant in Kentucky – no Mexico
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 18, 2016
Trump credited conversations with Ford as the reason the mega-car company has chosen to keep the plants in the Bluegrass State.
I worked hard with Bill Ford to keep the Lincoln plant in Kentucky. I owed it to the great State of Kentucky for their confidence in me!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 18, 2016
Ford announced on Tuesday that it was going ahead with plans to move Michigan plants to Mexico, but closure of Kentucky production facilities have not been discussed publicly by Ford officials.
Ford has not responded to Trump’s statements.
