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Trump calls Foxconn plant ‘8th wonder of the world’ (video)

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By Steven M. Peters Updated Published

“Eighteen months ago this was a field. Now it’s one of the most advanced places of any kind you’ll see anywhere in the world.” — Donald J. Trump in Wisconsin Thursday

From Friday’s Chicago Tribune:

Work to prepare for construction has already begun on the site of the project, where some farmland has been replaced with dirt staging areas for construction equipment.

Cue the video:

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My take: Someone should have shown the President the field.

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