I TOLD top Apple supplier where to build their $10 billion plant boasts Trump - and it turned out to be in Paul Ryan's district

  •  White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, who is from Ryan's congressional district, told the story Tuesday
  • Said Trump, when flying over the area during a visit to Wisconsin in April, noticed vacant land where a former Chrysler Motors plant used to be
  • Trump said of Foxconn and founder from the White House's East Room: 'In other words, if I didn't get elected, he definitely would not be spending $10 billion' 
  • Priebus said, 'When Foxconn came into the White House, into the Oval Office, the president said, "I know a good spot that you should go to" '
  • Scott Walker said it was the single largest economic investment in the history of Wisconsin and would lead to the direct creation of 13,000 jobs and the indirect creation of 22,000 jobs
  • Construction of the facility will be three times the size of the Pentagon and 11 times larger than the Packers' Lambeau Field

Wisconsin has won the fight to build the first U.S. assembly plant for electronics giant Foxconn in a project that's expected to result in billions of dollars in investment in the state and create thousands of jobs in the congressional district of U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan, thanks to a nudge from President Trump.

The Taiwan-based company that produces the i-Phone said Wednesday that it has chosen Wisconsin for the project.

'To make such an incredible investment, Chairman Gou put his faith and confidence in the future of the American economy,' Trump said from the White House's East Room. 'In other words, if I didn't get elected, he definitely would not be spending $10 billion.'

Trump grinned at his friend, Foxconn founder Terry Gou, and pulled him in for a handhold as Trump gave himself credit for the giant investment.

Wisconsin has won the fight to build the first U.S. assembly plant for electronics giant Foxconn in a project that's expected to result in billions of dollars in investment in the state and create thousands of jobs in the congressional district of U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan, thanks to a nudge from President Trump

Wisconsin has won the fight to build the first U.S. assembly plant for electronics giant Foxconn in a project that's expected to result in billions of dollars in investment in the state and create thousands of jobs in the congressional district of U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan, thanks to a nudge from President Trump

White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, who is from Ryan's congressional district in southeast Wisconsin, told WTMJ-TV on Tuesday that Trump, when flying over the area in Kenosha County during a visit to Wisconsin in April, noticed vacant land where a former Chrysler Motors plant used to be.

'He said, "That land should be used,'' ' Priebus said. 'So when Foxconn came into the White House, into the Oval Office, the president said, "I know a good spot that you should go to, that place in Kenosha.'' '

That part of the state is an attractive location for a large plant because of the area's proximity to Lake Michigan and its abundant water supply. To make flat-panel displays, the company will need access to great quantities of water to keep work spaces dust-free, among other things.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker had given the secret away earlier when he tweeted that Trump planned to make a 'major jobs announcement for Wisconsin.'

Ryan and Walker were both stage Wednesday when Gou announced his company's investment. 

Walker said it was the single largest economic investment in the history of Wisconsin and would lead to the indirect creation of 22,000 jobs.

'In other words, if I didn't get elected, he definitely would not be spending $10 billion,' Trump said at the announcement last week

'In other words, if I didn't get elected, he definitely would not be spending $10 billion,' she said

President Donald Trump, embraces Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on stage in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC

President Donald Trump, embraces Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on stage in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC

Walker said it was the single largest economic investment in the history of Wisconsin and would lead to the direct and indirect creation of 22,000 jobs

Walker said it was the single largest economic investment in the history of Wisconsin and would lead to the direct and indirect creation of 22,000 jobs

Construction of the facility that will be three times the size of the Pentagon and 11 times larger than the Packers' Lambeau Field will require 10,000 sets of hands, Walker said.

Trump was more modest in his assessment of the jobs the deal, that had not yet been inked as of Wednesday, would spawn.

The facility under negotiation 'will be about the biggest there is anywhere,' he said, and the 'initial investment of more than $10 billion will create 3,000 jobs at a minimum with a potential of up to 13,000 jobs in the very near future.'

'Chairman Gou, I thank you for your investment in the American worker, they appreciate it, they will not let you down,' Trump told Foxconn's founder. 'They never let us down. There is nobody like the American worker.'

Construction of the facility that will be three times the size of the Pentagon and 11 times larger than the Packers' Lambeau Field will require 10,000 sets of hands, Walker said.

Construction of the facility that will be three times the size of the Pentagon and 11 times larger than the Packers' Lambeau Field will require 10,000 sets of hands, Walker said.

Wisconsin is among seven states that have been vying to land a Foxconn liquid crystal display panel plant. 

Republican leaders in the Wisconsin Senate have said Walker has been negotiating a memorandum of understanding with Foxconn - best known as the assembler of the iPhone - to build such a factory in southeast Wisconsin.

Other states vying for the plant were Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas.

Landing the multi-state competition has been cast as a once-in-a-generation opportunity. Foxconn is the biggest contract assembler of smartphones and other devices for Apple and other brands. 

It had been eyeing building the plant in a part of Wisconsin represented by Ryan, who said he had met with company officials at the request of Walker, a fellow Republican.

Taiwan-based Foxconn is best known as the assembler of the iPhone. Wisconsin is among seven states, mostly in the Midwest, the company had named as possible locations to build the its first liquid-crystal display factory that promises to create at least 3,000 jobs

Taiwan-based Foxconn is best known as the assembler of the iPhone. Wisconsin is among seven states, mostly in the Midwest, the company had named as possible locations to build the its first liquid-crystal display factory that promises to create 22,000

Critics have cautioned that Foxconn has made promises before to invest in the U.S. and not followed through. Foxconn promised in 2013, for example, to invest $30 million and hire 500 workers for a new high-tech factory in Pennsylvania, but it was never built.

Still, landing Foxconn is a victory both for Trump, as he touts his build America agenda, and for Walker, who is up for re-election next year.

'The panels will be made in America, proudly in the state of Wisconsin,' Walker said in the East Room on Wednesday.

Wisconsin could be on the hook for billions of dollars in incentives as part of the deal, though few details of the state's proposal have been released. 

State Sen. Alberta Darling, co-chair of the Wisconsin Legislature's budget committee, said any deal would be examined with a 'fine-toothed comb' and need to win approval by the Republican-controlled Legislature.

Landing the multi-state competition has been cast as a once-in-a-generation opportunity. Foxconn is the biggest contract assembler of smartphones and other devices for Apple and other brands 

Landing the multi-state competition has been cast as a once-in-a-generation opportunity. Foxconn is the biggest contract assembler of smartphones and other devices for Apple and other brands 

It is also a victory for Trump, as he touts his build America agenda, and for Walker, who is up for re-election next year

StiLanding Foxconn is a victory both for Trump, as he touts his build America agenda, and for Walker, who is up for re-election next year

The news sent a jolt of excitement across Wisconsin, even among longtime Democratic critics of Walker.

'It's an exciting opportunity,' said Democratic state Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca. He also met with Foxconn executives and said Walker's administration told him the deal could lead to 10,000 or more jobs.

Barca, like many Democrats, voiced concern about how much taxpayers may have to contribute in tax breaks and other incentives.

'We want to make sure it's a fair deal for everybody,' he said. 'We want a win-win-win.'

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