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Foxconn (from 4) Trump continues wanting the assembled
crowd to visual the magnificent and
operational Foxconn structures. “And I
in his hand-tailored gray suit and want to be thanking Terry Gou, chairman
professionally knotted red necktie. An of Foxconn and a friend of mine.”
assistant press secretary tapped sharply
on his weathered clipboard to silence the Trump is just getting starting: “And this is
background noise of the onlookers.
just the beginning. I know Terry. This is
one of the largest plants in the world,” he
“You know, 18 months ago this was a declares, waving his arms again over the
field,” Trump intoned, waving his right
arm in a wide arc over the broad expanse empty field which contains only building
equipment.
of empty land in front of him. Now it’s
one of the most advanced places of any Trump goes on to describe the plant,
kind you’ll see anywhere in the world. It’s which is to be 20 million square feet. “And
incredible”.
when you think in terms of 20 million feet
— if you build in Manhattan a million foot
building, that’s a very big building.
Who is Terry Gou?
The Eighth Wonder of the World
Terry Gou,74, was born in The president notes that the Foxconn
Banqiano, Taipei County, Taiwan. plant will be nothing less than “the 8th
He was the founder and former Wonder of the World.”
chairman and CEO of Foxconn.
Gou founded Fox- Trump then makes the obligatory
conn in 1974, and introductions of several well-known
he is reportedly a cabinet members who are in the
billionnaire worth audience: Treasury Secretary Steve
about $10.4 billion. Mnuchin; Commerce Secretary Wilbur
Ross; and Labor Secretary Alex Acosta
According to among others.
Wikipedia, Foxconn
is Taiwan’s largest He also points to Linda McMahon,
private employer and administrator of the small business
exporter. Terry Gou administration and a professional
wrestling promotor. McMahon later
Political aspirations became the Secretary of Education only to
In 2019, Gou resigned from his eliminate her position in Trump’s current
positions on Foxconn and the Hon term.
Hai Group to run in the Kuomintang
primary for president.Gou finished By now, not used to Trump’s long
second in the primary. speechifying, the assembled press is
becoming restive and looking skyward for
He left the party after the election, salvation.
but rejoined in 2023 and declared his
intention to run again in 2024. He Trump declares that Foxconn has already
withdrew as a candidate, however, in contracted 27 local companies to begin
late 2023. construction of the main facility.
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