Trump accuses tiny Singapore of stealing U.S. jobs, immediately gets trolled
During his rally speech in Florida on Sunday, republican presidential candidate Donald Trump pointed at the usual job-thieving suspects that are stealing work from America -- China, India and Singapore.
Wait, tiny Singapore? Manufacturing hotbeds like China and India are typical targets for Trump's anti-offshore rhetoric, but it's not every day that Singapore's small and fairly expensive workforce gets pulled into the fray.
SEE ALSO:Trump held up a mask of his face at Florida rally and said it had nice hairIt seems U.S. firm Baxter Healthcare is to blame. Trump said the firm laid off 199 workers and moved those jobs to Singapore. "It's getting worse and worse and worse," he said.
To put that number into perspective, Baxter has some 61,500 employees across over 100 countries, according to its jobs website. That's kind of what happens when you're a huge, publicly listed multinational firm.
The island of Singapore is 0.004 times the size of Florida state. Here's a little visualisation to help illustrate that.
Credit: mashable composite/google mapsSingaporeans seem pretty bemused by being called out.
When a tiny nation literally a fraction the size of any US state can be threatening, you know you have problems. #areyoukiddingme #icanteven #insecuremuch?
Posted by Larry Loh on Monday, November 7, 2016
Tweet may have been deleted
Tweet may have been deleted
Tweet may have been deleted
TopicsDonald TrumpElections
-
Get Thee to Totality: ChicagoKim's visits to naval facilities show direction of North Korea's nuclear strategy: expertsNK fires 2 short加强感恩教育阵地建设 强化感恩教育系列活动Why Kamala Harris triggers Donald Trump so intensely.Two buses detected crossing into China from N. KoreaEven Hamilton sympathises with fans over his F1 dominanceKim's visits to naval facilities show direction of North Korea's nuclear strategy: expertsScientists detect water sloshing on Mars. There could be a lot.Today’s Trump Apocalypse Watch: Pencementum edition.
下一篇:Best smartphone deal: Google Pixel 8a on sale for $449 at Amazon
- ·iPhone 16 Pro new color will reportedly be Desert Titanium
- ·Donald Trump has claimed another Bush.
- ·Google's futuristic gesture
- ·NK appears to be cracking open its sealed border with dispatch of sports delegation
- ·Elon Musk's AI facility is reportedly operating gas turbines without a permit
- ·Um guys, did Melania Trump just brutally troll her husband on Twitter?
- ·GM hits federal electric car sales threshold six months after Tesla
- ·我市举办中小学生爱国主义演讲选拔赛
- ·尝“鲜”盛宴,等你来探!2024年清远西牛麻竹笋尝鲜季即将启幕
- ·2024年广州花卉藏宝图将重磅发布!12月28日“香”聚从化
- ·NK media advise avoiding crowded areas in anti
- ·Trump Twitter notifications have completely ruined my year
- ·North Korea says it conducted important test to develop multiple warhead missile
- ·David Plouffe’s perspective on the election, Obama's new sick
- ·Serena starts latest bid for 24th Slam on US Open day two
- ·石棉县公安局宣传安全知识 普及安全意识
- ·海丰芥蓝入选全国名特优新农产品名录
- ·Police beat me and told me I'd never play football again, says Maguire
- ·NK resumes sports diplomacy to brand itself as 'normal state'
- ·Sydney looking to create history
- ·Smiley face on Mars is a telltale sign of its past
- ·加强感恩教育阵地建设 强化感恩教育系列活动
- ·Google Pixel Buds review: The best wireless earbuds for Pixel owners
- ·Sandra Oh and Andy Samberg surprised Golden Globes attendees with, uh, free flu shots
- ·How do you make safe, cheap nuclear reactors? Bury them a mile deep
- ·No word on NK leader's possible visit as Russia kicks off economic forum
- ·I went to an offline dating event for singles. Here's how it went.
- ·J.K. Rowling shares writing advice, destroys troll who dares to question her
- ·N. Korean workers return home from China by road for 1st time since pandemic
- ·Two buses detected crossing into China from N. Korea
- ·29 Dive Bars, Saloons, and Taverns Where the Vibe Is Unbeatable
- ·NK fires 2 short
- ·Google's futuristic gesture
- ·No word on NK leader's possible visit as Russia kicks off economic forum
- ·[Graphic News] Average book price nears 20,000 won
- ·Audi partners with Disney to entertain car passengers with VR