From the “WTF but we’re really not surprised” department. This was in a story from the Indianapolis Star back in May:
Donald Trump profited from an investment in the parent company of a business he has slammed for laying off 2,100 workers in Indiana and moving production to Mexico.
Trump earned interest income of $2,501 to $5,000 from an investment in a United Technologies Corp. bond, according to a new financial disclosure form he filed Wednesday with federal election officials.
You can say that’s a small amount, but it was only from one listing. But any profit from an investment involving a company that his vice president is delivering taxpayer dollars to is … what’s the word I’m looking for? Shameful? The deal that Trump brags is helping 800 American workers (even as 1,300 are losing jobs)? But shame has no part of Trump’s amoral universe.
It’s not clear whether Trump still has this investment. But we’ll never know as long as he doesn’t release his taxes, will we? Also from the story:
Trump's campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Chuck Jones, president of the union that represents Carrier employees, said he wasn't surprised by the disclosure.
"He wraps himself in the American flag," he said. "But he doesn't practice what he preaches."