James Smith stands with BMW, calls on McMaster to defend SC jobs
July 3, 2018
Smith questions McMaster’s leadership in the face of job killing tariffs
James Smith, Democratic nominee for governor, on Monday called on incumbent Henry McMaster to choose SC jobs over ideology.
Reuters has reported that BMW, which employs thousands in Greer, has written to the federal Commerce Department expressing deep concern over President Trump’s recent tariff threat.
The report states that the luxury auto manufacturer has said, “All of these factors would substantially increase the costs of exporting passenger cars to these markets from the United States and deteriorate the market access for BMW… potentially leading… negative effects on investment and employment in the United States.”
In response, Rep. James Smith, Democratic nominee for governor, challenges incumbent Henry McMaster to stand up to his friend the president and defend some of the best jobs in South Carolina.
“BMW employs nearly 10,000 South Carolinians, and many more work at nearby businesses that are there because of BMW. These are great jobs; jobs previous governors have worked hard to attract and keep in our state.”
“Henry McMaster needs to decide which is more important to him: to support the president’s destructive economic isolationism, or to stand up for South Carolina’s proud tradition of trading with the world to the benefit of the people of this state.
“We need a governor who will put South Carolina first. We don’t have that now.”
