Trump to companies leaving America: ‘There will be consequences’

Published December 1, 2016 8:43pm ET



President-elect Trump vowed to prevent more U.S. companies from shipping jobs overseas Thursday after touring the Indianapolis factory whose closure he spared through a deal this week with its executives.

“Leaving the country is going to be very, very difficult,” Trump said in a warning to businesses that, like the Carrier facility he visited for his first event as president-elect, might consider moving south of the border to cut costs.

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