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Governor Donald Trump (second from left) is joined by Gov. Scott Walker (left), Foxconn President Tery Gou and House Speaker Paul Ryan (right) on June 28, 2018, at the same time. solemn inauguration of the Foxconn factory in Mount Pleasant. (Photo: Mark Hoffman / Sentinel of the Milwaukee Diary)

ASHWAUBENON – President Donald Trump wants Governor Tony Evers to be more "optimistic and optimistic" that Foxconn will create 13,000 jobs in Wisconsin, his campaign press secretary said on Saturday.

Evers and Foxconn are in talks to make changes to an agreement between the company and Wisconsin taxpayers that pays Foxconn $ 3 billion in public subsidies in exchange for a $ 10 billion manufacturing facility in the US. Southeast Wisconsin and the creation of 13,000 jobs.

But Evers said in recent weeks that he did not believe that Foxconn would reach this hiring goal and that the company had asked to rewrite the current contract with the state. The governor also came up with the idea that the criteria for job creation might be too high.

"I do not know why he is not optimistic and hopes that 13,000 jobs will be created in the state of Wisconsin," said Kayleigh McEnany, national press secretary for the Trump 2020 campaign, in an interview with the Washington Sentinel. Milwaukee Journal. "We encourage the Democratic Governor to work with the Republicans, with the President, with Foxconn, to ensure that these jobs are filled here, because there is an agreement developed by the President Trump, and we hope the Democratic governor will be in. Board of directors to see through. "

Evers spokespersons were not immediately available on Saturday.

McEnany's comments come just hours before Mr. Trump speaks at a gathering of thousands of people in the Green Bay area – the first rally of the president as a candidate for re-election.

The rally takes place the same week. It was questioned whether Foxconn's target of hiring 13,000 workers in Wisconsin was part of its plans to build the company's first manufacturing plant in Racine County in the United States.

On Tuesday, Evers issued a letter addressed to a senior Taiwan tech giant in which it was written that Foxconn had initiated the change of the state contract with the company, and not in Evers, as the company said. had suggested Republican lawmakers after Evers wanted to reformulate the agreement.

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In a statement in response to Evers' letter, Foxconn officials said that the company "has never failed in its commitment to our contract with the state of Wisconsin and to creating 13,000 jobs as part of our broader effort to make Badger a global technology center. " "

The company said its officials were engaged in "routine and good faith discussions with the Evers administration regarding the areas of flexibility provided for in the existing agreement to ensure the company and its its staff the opportunity to succeed in the long term. "

But Foxconn officials also indicated that they were not seeking to alter contract expectations with respect to hiring and capital investment.

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Evers said he hoped the Foxconn project would be successful in a way that also protects taxpayers. He has not yet announced the type of changes he would like to make to the contract.

The potential changes come after Foxconn's plans regarding the Wisconsin facility have moved from building a 10.5 generation installation to a generation 6 facility, which will produce smaller LCDs.

The impact of Foxconn on Trump

Uncertainty over the Foxconn project could have consequences for Trump in Wisconsin.

The president has been at the center of the Foxconn project since the signing of the agreement between former governor Scott Walker and Foxconn president and CEO Terry Gou.

This was announced at a press conference at the White House in 2017 and Trump attended the inauguration of the Mount Pleasant facility in 2018.

There, the president predicted that the campus would be the "eighth wonder of the world" and would be the symbol of an industrial revival in the Midwest under his presidency.

And in February, Foxconn representatives were informed by Trump of their decision to create a production site, while the company was reviewing its plans or suspending operations.

"Foxconn was designed by this president," said McEnany. "It was very important for this to happen even."

McEnany said the project remained "extremely important" for Trump and that he "remains committed to making sure that they're here and I think Foxconn is doing the same with the wish to create 13,000 jobs ".

Contact Molly Beck at the Capitol Office at (608) 258-2263 or [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter at @MollyBeck.

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