BRINK: “Maasdam and Barrett can’t be trusted to stand up for working families, they both claim they want to bring manufacturing back here, but when they had the chance, supported manufacturing in Guatemala, China, and Haiti. That’s not the Michigan way.”

LANSING, MI – New reports reveal that both Matt Maasdam and Tom Barrett have gotten caught lying about “100%” Made in America products and relied on outsourcing American jobs and manufacturing. Both Maasdam and Barrett campaign on bringing manufacturing back to the U.S. but the truth is:

Maasdam has a “history working for companies using offshore labor.” He led a company that outsourced manufacturing and jobs to Guatemala, and was the CEO of a company he claimed was “100%” Made in America but imported parts from China.

Barrett is selling campaign shirts that he says are “100% Made in America” but are really “Made in Haiti” by a non-American company that “offshores its production.”

“As the granddaughter of a Lansing auto worker and proud third-generation union member, it matters to me that we create American jobs and make American products, right here. It’s disturbing that Matt Maasdam and Tom Barrett have lied about selling ‘100%’ Made in America products and relied on outsourcing jobs and manufacturing,” said Democrat Bridget Brink, candidate for Michigan’s 7th Congressional district. “Maasdam and Barrett can’t be trusted to stand up for working families, they both claim they want to bring manufacturing back here, but when they had the chance, supported manufacturing in Guatemala, China, and Haiti. That’s not the Michigan way.”

THE LIES FROM MAASDAM:

“Maasdam's campaign website says one of his top priorities if elected to Congress would be making more essential goods here in America”

THE TRUTH ABOUT MATT MAASDAM:  

“Matt Maasdam is campaigning on bringing manufacturing back to the US but founded jeans and table companies that outsourced production”

“none of the companies Maasdam has helped lead are free from foreign outsourcing.”

“sourced denim from Italy and manufactured its clothing in Guatemala.”

“Maasdam later co-founded PECOS Outdoor, a Texas-based outdoor table company that touts its commitment to making and sourcing products in the U.S… ’[E]verything in that company was made in America and assembled in America,’ Maasdam said…. But the 2022 shipping record obtained by Fox News Digital shows PECOS received a shipment of sample materials from a Chinese vendor.”

“Three candidates aiming to challenge U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett gathered at a forum on the Charlotte Republican’s home turf” “one audience member noted Maasdam’s history working for companies using offshore labor”

SOURCE: THE MICHIGAN ADVANCE, FOX NEWS

THE LIES FROM TOM BARRETT: 

“‘We really want to onshore more of our own manufacturing,’ [Barrett] told WLIX in April”

“Barrett, who represents Michigan’s 7th District, has made boosting domestic jobs and manufacturing a focus of his reelection campaign.” 

THE TRUTH ABOUT TOM BARRETT:  

“Republican Rep. Tom Barrett is selling t-shirts made in Haiti, even though his online store claims they were manufactured in the United States.

“Barrett’s campaign website sells t-shirts with the words “Barrett Brigade”... A product description says the item is ‘100% cotton’ and ‘Made in USA.’”

“Photos of the t-shirt from August 2024, however, show a visible tag with the words “made in Haiti.” The tag also indicates that the shirts were made by Gildan, a Canadian-based clothing company that offshores its production.”

SOURCE: AMERICAN JOURNAL NEWS

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