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Trump-branded clothing, made in China and Bangladesh

Yes, really. Here are the receipts.

What actually happened

Despite opposing outsourcing, Trump-branded clothing was made in China, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Bangladesh. Production shifted to Bangladesh, where wages were about 30¢ an hour, even as U.S. companies continued making similar goods at home.

The receipts

Donald Trump sought cheap labor overseas for clothing lines
CNN

Shipping documents show Trump shirts moving from a Honduran factory where workers averaged about $1.30 an hour — and even that apparently proved too expensive. Where production went next, per the shipping forms...

Trump has profited from foreign labor he says is killing U.S. jobs
The Washington Post

The 2004 licensing deal he signed placed zero restrictions on where his shirts, tuxedo shirts, and neckwear could be made, and they ended up produced in Bangladesh, China, Honduras and beyond. What the broker of the deal says Trump never asked for...

Donald Trump Decries Outsourcing but Much of Family Brand Is Manufactured Abroad
ABC News

A Harvard trade professor went through the Trump-branded merchandise item by item and found American-made products were the exception. What the labels on the ties, shirts, and suits actually say...

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