Trump team takes credit for Amazon hiring spree

[Jose Garcia]

Source: The Hill

President-elect Donald Trump's transition team hailed Amazon's plans to hire 100,000 new workers in the U.S. on Thursday and claimed Trump played a part in the tech giant's move.

"The president-elect was pleased to play role in that decision," incoming White House press secretary Sean Spicer said during a transition call.

Spicer cited Trump's December meeting with tech leaders, including Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.

Amazon was not immediately available for comment.

Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/technology/313953-trump-team-takes-credit-for-amazon-hiring-spree

[SDJay]

1. Great. Countdown to

Amazon, like Fiat/Chrysler, issuing a statement that says that Orange Pee Stain had nothing to do with it.

And the beat (already) goes on.

[SHRED]

2. If there's a spotlight they'll jump in it

All part of the sales pitch PR.

Take credit for any positive news and lay blame on others for negative news.

[Else You Are Mad]

4. Not others...

They will blame Obama for the next four years.

[Plucketeer]

9. How long before Trump and CONway

figure out a way to take credit for the steady job growth of the past 7 years??? There's gotta be some convoluted pretzel of a way Orangy can lay claim to that. Maybe a federal decree?

[Ford_Prefect]

3. Yeah Right. Tell us another one. We need to laugh as often as possible...

[Dave Starsky]

5. If a kid gets hired to shovel snow off a driveway tomorrow...

you can bet Cheetoh is going to take credit for it.

[VWolf]

17. And also use the "data" as "proof" global warming is a hoax

Double bonus

[Bengus81]

6. Gas prices here still up 25 cents per gallon since the election

Trump taking credit for that one too?

[BumRushDaShow]

12. Yup. Mine (the cheaper place I go to) went up 20 cents per gallon. Others were higher.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

22. To show how bad things have become under Obama,

Virginia member of Congress Morgan Griffith, of the $1 per year pay grade for federal workers who don't shape up, shows on his home page the price of a gallon of gas. Not the unemployment rate. Not the number of jobs created. The price of a gallon of gas.

http://morgangriffith.house.gov/

Conditions under Obama have just plain gone to hell.

[geomon666]

7. What kind of jobs are they?

If they are those warehouse jobs, do you really want to claim credit for that hell?

[Vilis Veritas]

8. So that means Obama was responsible for 150k new Amazon jobs

during his tenure.

Thank you President Obama!

(2011-Current) Amazon added 150k new jobs...

[mobeau69]

10. Stop the bullshit team pee-baby. Of course Amaazon will need more people as traditional

brick and mortar retailers continue to go under water on your watch.

[Bengus81]

11. I've PAID for a Prime account for the last three years....

Shouldn't I get credit before Orange Julius?!?!?

[forgotmylogin]

13. Can someone buy him a calendar?

And mark Jan 20 on it with a big circle and craft glue with glitter?

[lark]

14. Can't wait to see Amazon's response.

My bet is they've been planning this for years and he's just lying like usual. After all, his mouth or his fingers were moving.

[6000eliot]

15. What did they have to say at the Sears and Macys announcements last week?

Why didn't Orange Hitler credit himself?

[BeyondGeography]

16. First Trump told Sears and Macy's to start with the mass store closings

so Amazon could feel more secure about all those new hires.

[TranssexualKaren]

18. The dark side of his job success.

It may well be that when in office he can create a large number of jobs. But then again, so could Hitler. How would you like to live under him?

[mahatmakanejeeves]

23. Welcome to DU. NT (no additional text in"Message text" box)

[bucolic_frolic]

19. Meanwhile the environmental and social safety net damage is being done on Capitol Hill

Trump provides the distraction and enrages us, GOP does the business
in a closet

[Javaman]

20. in other news: tRump takes credit for creating today! Yup!

Thursday has been brought to you by tRump!!

[FigTree]

21. That reminds me of President Mao.

The beginnings of ideology as a merchandise.